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- Akram, Asif, 1978, et al.
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AEOLIX Reference Book
- 2019
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This is a documentation on the AEOLIX Reference Book (ARB), a website created during the project to collect, highlight and present emerging trends, technologies and practices that are of interest to the problem domain of the project (http://reference.aeolix.eu). The purpose of this document is to present the content of the website.
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- Akram, Asif, 1978, et al.
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AEOLIX Living Labs Operational ImpactsAssessment
- 2019
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This document provides the AEOLIX impact assessment of living labs at the operational level. It is based on three main impacts namely business, environment, and socio-economic impacts. The three impacts are sub-divided further into sub-categories. The report collects data from twelve living labs involved in with AEOLIX. One of the main goals of AEOLIX was to reduce the costs for various logistics activities as implemented in twelve living labs. The expected benefits in the business area are from reducing the consumption of different resources, reducing the time used for various activities, and from increasing the productivity in certain areas. The economic or business benefits came along two dimensions: (i) in terms of time and (ii) in terms of money. In terms of time, AEOLIX facilitated reducing the time spent on various activities at the companies. In terms of money, AEOLIX helped to save the costs of specific logistics activities within the living lab. For the environmental aspect an overall value of 20% was set as target value for reduction in CO2 emission using AEOLIX. Only one of all living labs reached this target value, but there was anyhow a reduction found in all living labs. AEOLIX and its functions have also helped in reducing noise pollution at some of the living labs. In some cases, there was quite a considerable reduction. For the socio-economic aspects the job creation, SME empowerment, and the improved quality of life are addressed. This study has explored the impact of AEOLIX on job creation in terms of drivers’ and operators’ jobs. Since the AEOLIX implementation is still in its initial phases, respondents were unable to estimate how many jobs (drivers and/or operators) were created in the long run. SME Empowerment was measured as the increase in SMEs’ market share and the increase in direct collaboration between SMEs and large organizations. The results were meager both with regard to the market share and the extent of collaboration. The improved quality of life is measured in the way AEOLIX puts more focus on work, the less stress at work and a positive attitude towards people using it. The results reflect that AEOLIX has greatly helped employees to put more focus on work and to reduce stress levels. Managers consider this as a positive side of the return on investment (ROI) as the business processes are improved. AEOLIX impact on various socio-economic aspects is in principle positive but as this process is very slow to emerge it takes time to observe any changes in social aspects. Acceptance and trust on AEOLIX can be captured as a majority of the evaluation managers of the living labs found the AEOLIX functions (dashboard, connectivity engine and toolkit) useful to a great extent. The willingness to continue using AEOLIX functions and their usefulness are directly related to each other. This means that the more useful a function is, the more users are willing to continue using it. The AEOLIX platform, through various services and functions, has a positive impact on society in general and on workers in particular. Although this impact cannot be evaluated financially for the first year of the AEOLIX implementation, numerous studies show that a more satisfying and less stressful job, together with a more welcoming and stimulating environment, have an important economic impact in the long-term period. Therefore, the fact that AEOLIX has a positive impact on society will also prove to be an economic benefit for the different companies.
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- Akram, Asif, 1978
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The Future of Logistics
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The landscape of supply chain and logistics is changing at the fast past than ever due to digitalization. Everyday, new technologies are emerging and having impact on how logistics activities will be carried out. Furthermore, the acceptance of these technologies depends on the initial perception of stakeholders in logistics. This presentation outlines impact of nine various emerging technologies on future of logistics as perceived by experts in supply chain and logistics. - Results were presented during the 13th ITS European Congress special session.
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- Akram, Asif, 1978, et al.
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Will environmental friendly products be preferred? – Lesson from a Delphi study in Europe
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In recent years, environmentally friendly products have attracted much attention from various stakeholders. In this paper, we explore if such products are being preferred or not. We have applied a Delphi study, including an online survey and interviews with a panel of experts in Europe. The analysis of data reflects that despite the increased awareness consumers are still reluctant to pay more for them. Technologies are expected to facilitate cheaper and greener products in the middle term. Finally, stakeholders such as governments, service providers, and retailers can play more active roles in promoting the products.
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- Dong, Chuanwen, 1981, et al.
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The impact of emerging technologies on freight transportation in the digital era: trends, themes, and research opportunities
- 2019
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Ingår i: Annual NOFOMA Conference Proceedings. ; , s. 62-90
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose With various challenges in the digital era, stakeholders are expressing growing interests in understanding the impact of the emerging technologies on freight transportation. The purpose of this paper is to fill the existing research gap by exploring the current merging technologies taking place in the logistics industry and analyze their impact on freight transportation. Design/methodology/approach Six representative recent articles from academic, industrial, and governmental perspectives are investigated to elect nine emerging technologies, which are then used as keywords to conduct a systematic literature review covering the literature in the past ten years. Findings 3D Printing, Artificial Intelligence, Automated Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Big Data Analytics, Blockchain, Drones, Electric Vehicles, and Internet of Things are identified as emerging technologies. The state-of-the-art of the current research and potential future opportunities are then analyzed. Research limitations/implications The research could support various stakeholders to better capture the current status of and the future opportunities in freight transportation. Original/value The paper fills a gap in the literature on the impacts of emerging technologies on freight transportation.
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- Karlsson, Marianne, 1956, et al.
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A National Approach to Assessing the Impacts of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)
- 2019
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Ingår i: Proceedings ICOMAAS. 2nd International Conference on Mobility as a Service. ; , s. 357-365
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- To systematically assess the environmental, economic and social impacts of different types of MaaS, a common evaluation framework is essential. Within the KOMPIS project, a framework is developed with a basis in former projects (e.g. MaaSiFiE and IRIMS), complementary literature studies, and workshops involving different stakeholders. The framework consists of three interrelated levels; a traveller level, an organizational business level, and a societal level. For each level, performance indicators (KPIs) of ecologic, economic, and social impacts have been formulated as well as a specification of the data that must be collected. In addition, for each level a model describes the interdependency between factors termed ‘preconditions’, ‘evaluation/decision’ and ‘action’. These factors explain and describe background information that is to be collected in order to explain the outcome of impact assessments. The framework and associated data collection tools are available on the KOMPIS project website. In a next phase, feedback is to be provided by MaaS pilots to further develop the framework and related tools.
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