Abstract
An urban consolidation center is a solution in city logistics that promises traffic-related, environmental, and operational benefits. While the concept is well-known in academia and among city planners, a rather limited number of successful implementations can be found in practice. New information technologies allow adapting the concept to improve its capabilities and acceptance. Thus, this work introduces the concept of the Virtual Urban Consolidation center. Instead of operating a purpose-built, central transshipment hub, the Virtual Urban Consolidation center utilizes existing logistics facilities, which are operated by logistics service providers. The logistics service providers involved and the number and location of the hubs can change dynamically. As the resulting complexity is relatively high, digitalization plays a central role to coordinate and optimize operations. Compared to a traditional urban consolidation center, the concept has the potential to improve the scalability of operations and to limit financial risks.
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