Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v35i5.292

Selecting the Flexible Last-Mile Delivery Models Using Multicriteria Decision-Making

Mladenka Blagojević ; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering
Dragana Šarac ; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
Katarina Mostarac ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences

Abstract

Postal service providers can reorganise the last-mile delivery process within the scope of universal service and apply some of the flexible models for the organisation of the delivery. In this paper, the question of the selection of Flexible Last-Mile Delivery Models (FLMDMs) is treated using multicriteria decision-making. We have identified four different sustainable last-mile delivery models with an emphasis on the number of delivery workers. One postal service provider from Europe was selected, where the proposed FLMDMs were tested. The proposed last-mile delivery models are ranked using Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) techniques. In this context, MCDA techniques are used to make a comparative assessment of alternatives. The obtained results suggest the AB delivery model as the optimal choice for the last-mile delivery and complete allocation of the number of delivery workers.

Keywords

last-mile delivery; service provider; universal postal service; delivery workers; ranking; PROMETHEE; ARAS

Hrčak ID:

309453

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/309453

Publication date:

30.10.2023.

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