The number of light commercial vehicles (LCV) in cities is growing, which puts increasing pressure on the livability of cities. Freight vehicles are large contributors to polluting air and CO2 emissions and generate problems in terms of safety, noise and loss of public space. Small electric freight vehicles and cargo bikes can offer a solution, as they take less space, can maneuver easily and do not emit local pollution. There is an increasing interest in these vehicle, called light electric freight vehicles (LEFV’s), among logistic service providers in European cities. However, various technical and operational challenges impede large scale implementation. Within the two-year LEVV-LOGIC project, (2016-2018) the use of LEFV’s for city logistics is explored. The project combines expertise on logistics, vehicle design, charging infrastructure and business modelling to find the optimal concept in which LEFV’s can be a financial competitive alternative for conventional freight vehicles. This contribution to EVS30 will present the project’s first year results, showing the guideline for and the applied design of LEFV for future urban city logistics.
Airports look alike all over the world. Schiphol has conformed to the patterns of the airport, but its unique design makes it stand out. The book Megastructure Schiphol looks into the history of the Netherlands’ most famous national airport and its sophisticated appearance.Schiphol has grown in fits and starts as a result of ever-expanding traffic in freight and passengers. The area around Schiphol is constantly evolving, yet there is great consistency in the visual aspect of this airport, which can rightly be called a ‘megastructure’. This is not merely due to the efforts of its designers, who have strived to achieve a spectacular simplicity. Other factors, such as its location in a polder and the local planning culture, have also played a role.In Megastructure Schiphol an analysis of its metamorphoses over the past century demonstrates Schiphol’s unique character and its function as a model for other airports.
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Export shipments arriving late at the freight building of KLM Cargo at Schiphol Airport is a trigger to deviations in the standard acceptance process. These Late Shows are currently handled ad-hoc making it difficult to plan and predict these events. In addition, shipments arriving on time is currently not a criterion for acceptance, while a shipment should depart on the flight planned at the moment of acceptance or the quality of the process deteriorates. By conducting a data analysis to quantitatively identify the characteristics of the Late Shows, and by conducting stakeholder interviews to understand the current process and discuss the future process, this research tried to design the operational process of the Late Shows to improve the operational excellence and quality of the acceptance process. The research shows that currently, late shipments are often still tried to be build up for the planned flight. It is found that 13% of these shipments do eventually not depart on the planned flight, while being accepted by KLM Cargo, deteriorating the quality of the process. The research concludes that the design of the Late Show process should include a check on whether the shipment was delivered on time, before acceptance of the shipment. By only accepting the shipment once it is decided that the planned flight is achievable or when it is rebooked to another flight, it is assured that the Late Show will be on time at the buildup buffer for the booked flight.
Lichtgewicht voertuigen voor stadsdistributie bestaan voor een belangrijk deel uit vezelversterkte kunststoffen zoals carbon fiber reinforced polymers. De productie hiervan is tijdrovend en recycling is maar beperkt mogelijk. Het realiseren van zero-emissie stadsvervoer in 2025 wordt met de bestaande technologie duur en niet circulair. ModuBase beoogt een nieuw recyclebaar polymeer in combinatie met een Added Manufacturing platform (3D Printen) te ontwikkelen. Hiermee wordt het mogelijk om volledig recyclebare kunststoffen 3D te printen dichtbij de montage van de voertuigen. Supply chains worden zo korter, gebruikers en ontwerpers krijgen meer ontwerpvrijheid en de grondstof is (oneindig) recyclebaar. Dit consortium maakt gebruik van een nieuw ontwikkeld thermoplastisch polymeer en gaat dit voor het eerst toepassen in 3D printing. Hiervoor is een consortium voorzien met de materiaalexpertise (DSM), 3D Printexpertise (CEAD) en werktuigbouwkundige ontwikkelexpertise (Fontys). De materialen worden uitvoerig bestudeerd voor automotive toepassingen, ontwerpregels worden opgesteld en eerste werkstukken worden geprint. Materiaaleigenschappen en recyclebaarheid na het printen worden in testopstellingen ge-evalueerd. Resultaat is een proof of concept van een vezelversterkt 3D print platform. Het betrokken industriële (automotive) cluster van Brainport wordt geïnteresseerd om met de nieuw ontwikkelde 3D printkennis prototypes voor Light Electric Vehicles onderdelen te gaan ontwikkelen en onderzoeken.
