Research Projects
Stop the VideoResearch Projects
STATUS: Complete
YEAR: 2015
TOPIC AREA: Sustainability, energy, and health
CENTER: MetroFreight
Decomposing the Home-Based Delivery Supply Chain Phase 1
Project Summary
Project number: MF-5.1a
Funding source: Volvo Research and Educational Foundations
Performance period: 1/1/2015 to 12/31/2018
Project description
The bankruptcy of the major toy retailer Toys R Us in 2017 and 2018 marked a turning point in the diffusion of ecommerce and home deliveries; changing consumption patterns were so significant that they were the main factor in the retailer's bankruptcy. The project looks further into the causes of the current retail paradigm shift by looking at the emerging distributional strategies and practices of ecommerce firms.
P.I. NAME & ADDRESS
Alison ConwayAssociate Director, New Initiatives, University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
140th St. and Convent Ave
Steinman Hall T-195New York, NY 10031
United States
[email protected]
Camille Kamga
Director, University Transportation Research Center (UTRC), Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
160 Convent Avenue
Marshak Hall, Suite 910New York, NY 10031
United States
[email protected]
Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Professor; Van Horne Researcher in Transportation and Logistics, Global Studies and Geography; University Transportation Research Center, Region 2 (UTRC)
100 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
United States
[email protected]
Major Funders
Metrans Associate Partners
