Ep 299: How green is out-of-home delivery?

Paul Buijs, Assistant Professor in the Department of Operations at the University of Groning, and co-author of "A greener last mile: Reviewing the carbon emission impact of pickup points in last-mile delivery," joins me to discuss just how green out-of-home delivery might be: Defining pickup points (out-of-home alternatives to residential delivery) Out-of-home (OOH) delivery improving delivery route efficiency Reducing distance travelled by delivery vehicles Finding parking spots and time spent parking Time savings Transport used by customers collecting from OOH delivery points Measuring customers' tailpipe emissions when collecting OOH deliveries Impact of distance on consumers' decision-making process in choosing transport means Combining trips to collect parcels - trip chaining Using pickup points (OOH delivery) to reduce emissions Electric vehicles and collecting from PUDOs / parcel lockers Does OOH lose any emissions advantage as EVs become prevalent? Limitations on efficiency and impact on tailpipe emissions Consumers and delivery companies driving OOH adoption