Leveraging socially networked mobile ICT platforms for the last-mile delivery problem

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 9481-9490

  Suh, Kyo ^a   Smith, Timothy ^b   Linhoff, Michelle ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CDS; DELIVERY PROBLEMS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; EXCESS CAPACITY; GROCERY STORES; ICT PLATFORMS; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; LOCATION SYSTEMS; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT; MOBILE INFORMATION; PACKAGE DELIVERY; POPULATION DENSITIES; PUBLIC TRANSIT; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

PICKUPS;

CARBON;

CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE SYSTEM; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL NETWORKING; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84865740813     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301302k     Document Type: Article

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