2019 Papers and Presentations
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2019 I-NUF Conference Papers and Presentations
Plenary Sessions
Opening Plenary Session Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Title: Looking Ahead: Workforce Development for Transportation & Logistics in the 4th Industrial Revolution
Keynote Speaker: Ian Roark, Vice President, Workforce Development, Pima Community College
Welcome: John Keisler, Director of Economic and Property Development, City of Long Beach
Plenary Session Thursday, October 17, 2019
Title: The Future of Last Touch Delivery: Balancing Industry Needs and Community Impacts
Moderator: Kevin Turner, Executive Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Panelists:
Dan Floriani, President & Co-Founder, Pacific Industrial
Noel Massie, U.S. Operations Manager, UPS (retired)
Kim Snyder, President, West Region, Prologis
Michael Maricic, International Sales Executive, FedEx
Plenary Session Friday, October 18, 2019
Title: Technology & Policy
Moderator: Carrie Bowen, California Highway & Roads Leader, HDR
Panelists:
Edward Alegre, Senior Manager, Highway Program, ITS, LA Metro
Robert Brown, Head of Public and Government Affairs, TuSimple
Marlon Flournoy, Chief, Division of Planning, Caltrans
Vince Mammano, Division Administrator California Division, FHWA
Keynote Lunch Session- Wednesday October 16, 2019
Title: Electrification of the Last Mile
Keynote Speaker: Bernie Kotlier, Executive Director, Labor Management Cooperation Committee and National Co-chair, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program
Keynote Lunch Session- Thursday October 17, 2019
Special Speaker: Jordan Marks, AGL Student, Cabrillo High School, Long Beach Unified School District
Title: Goods Movement in a Changing Streetscape
Keynote Speaker: Alison Conway, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, City College of New York
Special Sessions
Special Session 1 - Maximizing Multimodal Connections for Improved First-/Last-Mile Freight Mobility: Noteworthy Practices from the U.S. and Abroad jointly sponsored by FHWA, TRB Urban Freight Transportation Committee, and AASHTO
Session Moderator: Tamiko Burnell, Federal Highway Administration
Panelists:
Jill Lemke, Manager of Strategic Planning & Special Projects, Maryland Port Authority
Daniel Pallme, Assistant Chief of Freight and Logistics, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Scott Drumm, Director of Research and Strategic Analysis, Port of Portland
Special Session 2 - Hyper-local and zero-emission urban deliveries via micro hubs: a solution for the future?
Session Moderator: Wouter Dewulf, University of Antwerp
Panelists:
Anne Goodchild, University of Washington
Alison Conway, The City College of New York
Laetitia Dablanc, IFSTTAR
Roel Gevaers, University of Antwerp/BD myShopi
Track 1-1 So What’s With this Bicycle for Last Mile Deliveries?
Title: The bicycle as contribution to the logistic efficiency of freight transport in the last mile
Presenter: Guillermo Arcila Mena, Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin
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Title: Eco-Transfer System to Foster Sustainable Last-Leg Delivery Modes
Presenter: Sofia Perez-Guzman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title: Cargo bikes – A risen star in last mile pickup and delivery
Presenter: Aanan Sutaria, University of Antwerp
Track 1-2 Understanding the Impacts of Last Mile Services and Behaviors
Title: CEP services in terms of sustainability - Simulating the impact of urban last-mile delivery services in terms of CO2 emission outputs
Presenter: Marvin Auf der Landwehr, Hochschule Hannover
Title: Consumer and business characteristics of ‘Instant Deliveries’ in Brazil: a need for new public policies
Presenter: Leise Kelli de Oliveira, UFMG
Title: E-Commerce Impacts on Regional Travel and Energy Use: Household Shopping and Parcel Delivery Tradeoffs
Presenter: Monique Stinson, Argonne National Laboratory
Title: How sustainable are home delivery concepts in an urban context? Quantifying the emission output impacts of e-grocery on different city district types
Presenter: Maik Trott, Hochschule Hannover
Track 1-3 Micro Hubs, Lockers and Collect Points
Title: Exploring consumers' omnichannel behaviour and the impact on last mile and sustainability
Presenter: Heleen Buldeo Rai, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Title: Local “hives”: How added-value services can make micro-hubs for urban goods distribution a success
Presenter: Ivan Dario Cardenas Barbosa, University of Antwerp
Title: Analyzing the operational and cost impacts of pick-up points on e-commerce’s last mile distribution: the case of São Paulo, Brazil
Presenter: Claudio B. Cunha, University of São Paulo
Title: The Spatial Dynamics of Amazon Lockers in Los Angeles County
Presenter: Jiawen Fang, University of Southern California
Track 1-4 Not So Easy Finding a Space for Loading/Unloading in Cities
Title: Do commercial vehicles cruise for parking?
Presenter: Giacomo Dalla Chiara, University of Washington
Title: A Quantitative and Qualitative Understanding of Curbside Access Challenges for Last Mile Delivery in Los Angeles
Presenter: Scott Strelecki, Southern California Association of Governments
Title: On-Street Parking Capacity for Freight and Service Activity
Presenter: Diana Ramirez-Rios, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Title: NYC Clear Curbs: Implications for Goods Movement – Phase II
Presenter: Yaxin Zhang, The City College of New York
Track 1-5 Data, Simulation, Optimization Tools for Last Miles
Title: Cracking the Freight Data Nut: Estimating Center City Inbound and Outbound Vehicle Volumes from Cordon Counts
Presenter: Gabriela Giron-Valderrama, University of Washington
Title: Creation of a Database for Delivery Journeys in Urban Centres
Presenter: Dominic Hofmann, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Title: Express Package Delivery Optimization Using On-Foot Personnel, Cargo Tricycles and Delivery Trucks: A Case Study for Downtown Toronto
Presenter: Patrick Meredith-Karan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Track 2-1 Distribution Network Design Innovations
Title: A new method of network design for urban distribution: The case of gasoline distribution.
Presenter: Mario Monsreal, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Title: Distribution Structure Design: A Study of 3 Industry Sections
Presenter: Alexander Onstein, Delft University of Technology
Title: The Distribution Networks of E-commerce: Emergence of a Geography of City Logistics
Presenter: Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Hofstra University
Track 2-2 Urban Freight Trucking Efficiency
Title: Dynamic Scheduling of Chassis Movements with Chassis Processing Facilities in the Loop
Presenter: Timothy VanderBeek, Boeing/California State University, Long Beach
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Title: Port container drayage: disruptions and interventions in urban context
Presenter: Peter V Hall, Simon Fraser University
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Title: Truck Platooning from Urban Multimodal Facilities
Presenter: Matthew Reiter, University of California, Berkeley
Track 2-3 Improving Seaport and Airport Infrastructure
Title: Modelling Port Elasticity
Presenter: Philip Davies, Davies Transportation Consulting, Inc.
Title: San Pedro Bay Portwide Rail Study
Presenter: Shashank Patil, Port of Long Beach
Title: Evaluating the Role of Resilience in Reducing Economic Losses From Disasters: A Multi-Regional Analysis of A Seaport Disruption
Presenter: Dan Wei, University of Southern California
Title: Key Success Factors to Attract E-commerce Logistics Activities at an Airport
Presenter: Wouter Dewulf, University of Antwerp
Track 3-1 Use of Alternative Fuel Technologies in Logistics
Title: Electric Vehicle Heavy-duty Drayage Trucks: A Case Study on the Impacts of Range on Operational Use in Los Angeles
Presenter: Sue Dexter, University of Southern California
Title: Energy Efficient Logistics in the Albany- New York City Corridor
Presenter: José Holguin-Veras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title: The Operational Strategy of Alternative Maritime Power at YGPA’s container port in South Korea
Presenter: Hyowon Kang, Andong National University
Title: Local air benefits of switching a freight ferry from diesel to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Presenter: Weihan Peng, University of California, Riverside
Track 3-2 Truck Traffic Analysis
Title: Characterization of Truck Traffic in Metro Manila
Presenter: Riches Bacero, De La Salle University
Title: Traffic and Infrastructure Implications of Deploying Connected, Autonomous Drayage Trucks
Presenter: Jean-Daniel Saphores, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine
Track 3-3 Container and Vehicle Scheduling
Title: A distributed simulation-based load balancing method for traffic assignment in a large-scale network
Presenter: Penfei Chen, University of Southern California
Title: Distribution of non-alcoholic beverages in the city of Lima
Presenter: Mario Chong, Universidad del Pacifico
Title: Truck Driver Shortest Path and Scheduling Problem with Working Hours and Parking Availability Constraints
Presenter: Filipe Vital, University of Southern California
Title: Solving the Empty Container Problem using Double-Container Trucks under Stochastic Demand
Presenter: Siyuan Yao, University of Southern California
Track 3-4 Urban Logistic Models
Title: Factors explaining the use of cargo bikes and cars in urban logistics: results from a stated preference experiment in Germany
Presenter: Johannes Gruber, DLR/German Aerospace Center
Title: Chassis: What in the World Will We Do?
Presenter: Bethany Stich, University of New Orleans
Title: Lessons learned from SCAG’s external Heavy Duty Truck (HDT) model enhancement
Presenter: Stephen Yoon, Southern California Association of Governments
Track 4-1 Understanding Stakeholders Operations and Perspectives for Policy and Planning
Title: Stakeholders Perceptions to Sustainable Urban Freight Policies in Emerging Economies
Presenter: Johanna Amaya Leal, Iowa State University
Title: Collaboration in city logistics using interactive simulation: feedbacks from two workshops (non-expert and expert participants)
Presenter: Arthur Gaudron, MINES Paris Tech
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Title: Coordinated Freight Routing with Participation Incentives for Multiple Classes of Users
Presenter: Aristotelis-Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Southern California
Title: Identifying Trucking Needs within Today's Urban Planning
Presenter: Jeffrey Short, American Trucking Research Institute
Track 4-2 Freight and Environmental Sustainability
Title: Estimating fuel consumption and environmental pollution of freight activities from GPS data
Presenter: Trilce Encarnacion, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title: Estimation of Exposure to PM2.5 in Multi-contextual Segregation: A Case Study in Los Angeles County
Presenter: Yougeng Lu, University of Southern California
Title: Evaluating the economic impacts of sustainable policies on inventory and fleet decisions
Presenter: Miguel Jaller, University of California, Davis
Track 4-3 Estimating Urban Freight Demand: Freight and Service Trip Generation
Title: Service Trip Attraction and Respective Durations in Commercial Establishments
Presenter: José Holguin-Veras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title: Service Trips Generation Modeling: An Empirical Investigation
Presenter: Diana Patricia Moreno-Palacio, Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin
Title: What can property owners do for sustainable urban freight? The case of Nordstan
shopping mall
Presenter: Alena Brettmo, University of Gothenburg
Track 4-4 Modeling and Planning Implications of Freight Patterns
Title: Urbanization, Logistics and the Environment
Presenter: Paul Larson, University of Manitoba
Title: Characterization of Spatial Patterns in MSA
Presenter: Juvena Ng, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title: Spatial Patterns of Freight-Intensive Sectors
Presenter: Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Track 4-5 Freight Modeling Examples Around the World
Title: Robust VSL Control and Impact on Traffic with High Volume of Trucks
Presenter: Faisal Alasiri, University of Southern California
Title: A Carrier Load Pricing Model with Seasonality and Forward-/Back-Haul Pricing Differences
Presenter: Monique Stinson, Argonne National Laboratory
Title: Intermodal freight transportation facilities for two major cities of Bangladesh in providing maritime logistics support to cater to international trade
Presenter: Razon Chandra Saha, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Title: Effects of Urban Freight on Bridge Repair Schedule Following a Disaster
Presenter: Mehrnaz Doustmohammadi, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Track 5-1 Traffic Management in a Connected Environment
Title: Evaluating left turn saturation flow rate at signalized intersections by applying Floating Car Data (FCD) Technology
Presenter: Nasima Bhuiyan, California State University, Long Beach and Stamford University Bangladesh
Title: A new type of delivery jobs in large cities: on-demand instant delivery couriers in Paris Technology Evaluation Methods for Informed Decision-Making
Presenter: Laetitia Dablanc, IFSTTAR/University of Paris-East
Title: Technology Evaluation Methods for Informed Decision-Making
Presenter: Kat Janowicz, 3COTECH, Inc.
Track 5-2 New Modes, New Methods
Title: Counting logistic vehicles in real time using deep learning
Presenter: Arthur Gaudron, MINES Paris Tech
Title: Exploring the potential of drones for urban deliveries in the healthcare sector
Presenters: Pauline Hagerfors and Sofia Magnusson, Chalmers University of Technology
Title: A study of autonomous delivery robots and their potential impacts on freight efficiency and travel
Presenter: Dylan Jennings, Portland State University
Title: Modeling Drone Delivery Costs and Speed-Range-Payload Tradeoffs
Presenter: Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
Track 5-3 Freight Transport Technologies and Logistics
Title: Automation of Chittagong port for increasing the container handling capacity and port efficiency to meet the demand of port users
Presenter: Razon Chandra Saha, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Title: Impacts of Implementing Zero Emission Container Handling Equipment on a Container Terminal
Presenter: Doug Thiessen, Moffatt & Nichol
Title: A proposal for zero-emissions, electrified short-haul ‘rolling highway’ intermodal freight rail in the Southern California region
Presenter: Brian Yanity, Rail Propulsion Systems
Track 6-1 Planning for the Future of Freight in Urban Regions
Title: Mitigating the Impact of Freight in London: The City of London Transportation Strategy
Presenter: Tom Parker, City of London Corporation
Track 6-2 Home Delivery Activity: Measuring Demands and Impacts
Title: Impact of New Grocery E-Delivery Services on Travel Patterns, Access, and Equity
Presenter: Katherine Keeling, Portland State University
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Title: Changing home-based shopping patterns are leading a new urban freight movements in the Seoul Metropolitan Area
Presenter: Jee-Sun Lee, The Korea Transport Institute
Title: Characterizing Home Delivery to New York City Residents
Presenter: Carla Tejada, The City College of New York
Title: Home-Based Delivery Supply Chains: The Digitalization Paradigm
Presenter: Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Hofstra University
Track 7-1 Global Solutions for Sustainable Urban Freight
Title: Night deliveries with clean and silent vehicles
Co-Presenters: Magnus Blinge, Scania CV and Robin Billsjö, City of Stockholm
Title: Urban Freight and Logistics: Current State of Practices in India
Presenter: Ankit Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)
Title: ZEV Routing and Fleet Size Minimization for Drayage Operations
Presenter: Shichun Hu, University of Southern California
Title: Factors associated with truck dwell times in downtown Seattle
Presenter: Haena Kim, University of Washington
Track 7-2 Shipping in the City
Title: Developing Design Guidelines for Commercial Vehicle Envelopes on Urban Streets
Presenter: Edward McCormack, University of Washington
Title: How Do Smart Growth Cities Take On Rocket Increase of E-Commerce? Assessing Effective Strategies for California Cities
Presenter: Nico Boyd, Fehr & Peers
Title: Cargo bikes: an alternative to improve shipments in urban centers
Presenter: Carlos Andrés Granada-Muñoz, Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin
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Title: Recommendations and Pilot Projects to Improve Curbside Access for Last Mile Delivery in Los Angeles
Presenter: Alison Linder, Southern California Association of Governments
Track 7-3 Implementing Practices for Sustainable Urban Freight
Title: The importance of freight networks and partnerships in fostering sustainable urban freight initiatives
Presenter: Michael Browne, University of Gothenburg
Title: Improving Reliability and Efficiency on Urban Transport Networks through Freight and Transit Signal Priority Strategies
Presenter: Evangelos Kaisar, Florida Atlantic University
Title: Tools to Facilitate Implementation of Effective Metropolitan Freight Transportation Strategies
Presenter: Mario Monsreal, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Title: It’s just not boxes at the Port, the cargo comes in all shapes and sizes!!
Presenter: Rajeev Seetharam, Port of Long Beach
Track 7-4 Strategies to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Title: The new setting and prospects of the urban freight market: the contribution of ALICE to decarbonization of European cities
Presenter: Paola Cossu, FIT/ALICE
Title: Urban Goods Movement and Local Climate Action Plans: Assessing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from urban freight transportation
Presenter: Andrew Goetz, University of Denver
Title: Emissions Produced by Intercity Freight Transportation
Presenter: Ricardo Quintero-Giraldo, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Title: The City of Oslo's action being climate friendly. How to develop sustainable urban freight in the new context
Presenter: Astrid Bjørgen, SINTEF
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