Abstract
Varying characteristics of developed and developing countries have resulted in different challenges and innovative solutions of city logistics. This study aimed to identify research clusters on city logistics between developed and developing economies and to systematically compare city logistics challenges and associated innovative solutions for both economies. Bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review were applied to analyze 328 peer-reviewed publications, comprising 229 (70%) and 99 (30%) articles addressing case studies in developed and developing economies, respectively. We discovered six research clusters in city logistics literature for developed countries, compared with only four for developing economies in which public policy has not been addressed. Urban growth, environmental challenges, and traffic congestion are the three major city logistics challenges in both types of economies. Furthermore, fleet increment and inadequate loading/unloading spaces are the city logistics challenges analyzed in the literature on developing countries compared with the literature on developed economies that addresses the challenges of education deficiency, regulation, emergence of new business models, and network accessibility and capacity. Consequently, innovative solutions adopted by developed countries demonstrate varied processes involving technology, policy (including public policy and sustainability measures), infrastructure, and economic measures, while for developing countries, the focus remains on effective and efficient distribution operations using optimization and collaboration efforts.
Highlights
The increasing movement of goods, in metropolitan centers has created a challenge for city logistics which deals with a smooth and seamless flow of goods while minimizing negative environmental impacts and improving safety, security, and healthy living conditions.[1]
We considered that the characteristics of the two economies result in different research clusters on city logistics, city logistics problems/challenges; the implemented initiatives differ
It implies that searching for best/practical solutions coping with urban logistics problems fitting the context seems to correspond to the noticeable increase of the literature, which is in line with the work of Lagorio et al.[9]
Summary
The increasing movement of goods, in metropolitan centers has created a challenge for city logistics which deals with a smooth and seamless flow of goods while minimizing negative environmental impacts and improving safety, security, and healthy living conditions.[1] The majority of city logistics initiatives were initially implemented in developed economies. Developing countries such as China, India, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil have an earlier stage in the development of urban. The developed countries have made use of technology advancements such as electric vehicles to deal with environmental issues[5] and intelligent systems for parking improvement.[6,7] The developed countries have shown a broader and more varied application of solutions than developing countries.[2]
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