IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/trapol/v122y2022icp85-94.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Response to COVID-19 lockdowns from urban freight stakeholders: An analysis from three surveys in 2020 in France, and policy implications

Author

Listed:
  • Dablanc, Laetitia
  • Heitz, Adeline
  • Buldeo Rai, Heleen
  • Diziain, Diana

Abstract

The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to the implementation of health measures of varying degrees and scales. The lockdowns that took place in 2020, especially, have had a major impact on cities, transforming urban lifestyles, economic activities and mobility. Logistics became a priority activity. Faced with changed levels and types of consumption, freight and logistics operators in cities had to adapt, while logistics real estate developers had to face challenges related to building sites closed and regulatory and licensing processes delayed. Our main research in this paper is to characterize the way the urban freight and logistics system coped with the new situation. We focused on French cities, with Paris and the Paris metropolitan area as the main case. We implemented three surveys during and after the first lockdown in France (March–May 2020), with the views of identifying challenges while characterizing stakeholders’ response to the challenges. The three surveys took different and complementary forms, covering various categories of stakeholders: freight carriers (from small to large); third party logistics providers; on-demand delivery platforms; policy-makers; and logistics real-estate developers. We found out that operators adapted quickly and overall successfully, one major difference being between delivery operators and property developers. The first group experienced higher levels of financial and economic challenges; the second group experienced difficult relationships with administrations and regulations, while enjoying a rather high level of activity. The ability of local governments to deal with urban logistics challenges during the lockdowns was diverse and took several unexpected forms.

Suggested Citation

  • Dablanc, Laetitia & Heitz, Adeline & Buldeo Rai, Heleen & Diziain, Diana, 2022. "Response to COVID-19 lockdowns from urban freight stakeholders: An analysis from three surveys in 2020 in France, and policy implications," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 85-94.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:122:y:2022:i:c:p:85-94
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.04.020
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X22001238
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.04.020?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Sheth, Jagdish, 2020. "Impact of Covid-19 on consumer behavior: Will the old habits return or die?," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 117(C), pages 280-283.
    2. Theo Notteboom & Thanos Pallis & Jean-Paul Rodrigue, 2021. "Disruptions and resilience in global container shipping and ports: the COVID-19 pandemic versus the 2008–2009 financial crisis," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 23(2), pages 179-210, June.
    3. Rafael Villa & Andrés Monzón, 2021. "Mobility Restrictions and E-Commerce: Holistic Balance in Madrid Centre during COVID-19 Lockdown," Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-19, April.
    4. Tomáš Settey & Jozef Gnap & Dominika Beňová & Michal Pavličko & Oľga Blažeková, 2021. "The Growth of E-Commerce Due to COVID-19 and the Need for Urban Logistics Centers Using Electric Vehicles: Bratislava Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-20, May.
    5. Florence Toilier & Marc Serouge & Jean-Louis Routhier & Danièle Patier & Mathieu Gardrat, 2016. "How can Urban Goods Movements be Surveyed in a Megacity? The Case of the Paris Region," Post-Print halshs-01474235, HAL.
    6. Ivanov, Dmitry, 2020. "Predicting the impacts of epidemic outbreaks on global supply chains: A simulation-based analysis on the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2) case," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    7. Guiyang Zhu & Mabel C. Chou & Christina W. Tsai, 2020. "Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic Exposing the Shortcomings of Current Supply Chain Operations: A Long-Term Prescriptive Offering," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(14), pages 1-19, July.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Lucie Letrouit & Martin Koning, 2023. "How large are the costs of local pollution emitted by freight vehicles? Insights from the COVID-19 lockdown in Paris," Working Papers hal-04106196, HAL.
    2. Boggio-Marzet, Alessandra & Villa-Martínez, Rafael & Monzón, Andrés, 2023. "Selection of policy actions for e-commerce last-mile delivery in cities: An online multi-actor multi-criteria evaluation," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 15-27.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Fang, Da & Guo, Yan, 2022. "Flow of goods to the shock of COVID-19 and toll-free highway policy: Evidence from logistics data in China," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    2. Jiang, Yangyang & Stylos, Nikolaos, 2021. "Triggers of consumers’ enhanced digital engagement and the role of digital technologies in transforming the retail ecosystem during COVID-19 pandemic," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 172(C).
    3. Olli-Pekka Hilmola & Oskari Lähdeaho & Ville Henttu & Per Hilletofth, 2020. "Covid-19 Pandemic: Early Implications for North European Manufacturing and Logistics," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-13, October.
    4. Yang, Yang & Liu, Qing & Chang, Chia-Hsun, 2023. "China-Europe freight transportation under the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic and government restriction measures," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    5. Jelena Končar & Aleksandar Grubor & Radenko Marić & Sonja Vučenović & Goran Vukmirović, 2020. "Setbacks to IoT Implementation in the Function of FMCG Supply Chain Sustainability during COVID-19 Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-21, September.
    6. Yılmaz, Ömer Faruk & Yeni, Fatma Betül & Gürsoy Yılmaz, Beren & Özçelik, Gökhan, 2023. "An optimization-based methodology equipped with lean tools to strengthen medical supply chain resilience during a pandemic: A case study from Turkey," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 173(C).
    7. Eulalia Skawińska & Romuald I. Zalewski, 2021. "Activities of Food Retail Companies in Poland during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Context of Food Security," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-23, June.
    8. Khlystova, Olena & Kalyuzhnova, Yelena & Belitski, Maksim, 2022. "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative industries: A literature review and future research agenda," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 1192-1210.
    9. Xu, Yuanxian & Dong, Jianjun & Ren, Rui & Yang, Kai & Chen, Zhilong, 2022. "The impact of metro-based underground logistics system on city logistics performance under COVID-19 epidemic: A case study of Wuhan, China," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 116(C), pages 81-95.
    10. Njomane, Linda & Telukdarie, Arnesh, 2022. "Impact of COVID-19 food supply chain: Comparing the use of IoT in three South African supermarkets," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    11. Ardekani, Zahra Fozouni & Sobhani, Seyed Mohammad Javad & Barbosa, Marcelo Werneck & de Sousa, Paulo Renato, 2023. "Transition to a sustainable food supply chain during disruptions: A study on the Brazilian food companies in the Covid-19 era," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 257(C).
    12. Ahmed Karam & Abdelrahman E. E. Eltoukhy & Ibrahim Abdelfadeel Shaban & El-Awady Attia, 2022. "A Review of COVID-19-Related Literature on Freight Transport: Impacts, Mitigation Strategies, Recovery Measures, and Future Research Directions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-27, September.
    13. Raj, Alok & Mukherjee, Abheek Anjan & de Sousa Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes & Srivastava, Samir K., 2022. "Supply chain management during and post-COVID-19 pandemic: Mitigation strategies and practical lessons learned," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 142(C), pages 1125-1139.
    14. Anker, Thomas Boysen, 2021. "At the boundary: Post-COVID agenda for business and management research in Europe and beyond," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 39(2), pages 171-178.
    15. Kochaniak, Katarzyna & Ulman, Paweł & Zajkowski, Robert, 2023. "Effectiveness of COVID-19 state aid for microenterprises in Poland," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 483-497.
    16. Dirzka, Christopher & Acciaro, Michele, 2022. "Global shipping network dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic's initial phases," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 99(C).
    17. Chowdhury, Priyabrata & Paul, Sanjoy Kumar & Kaisar, Shahriar & Moktadir, Md. Abdul, 2021. "COVID-19 pandemic related supply chain studies: A systematic review," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).
    18. Vasco Silva & António Amaral & Tânia Fontes, 2023. "Sustainable Urban Last-Mile Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-27, January.
    19. Grimmer, Louise, 2022. "Lessons from the COVID19 pandemic: The case of retail and consumer service firms," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    20. Atif Saleem Butt, 2022. "Mitigating the Spread of COVID-19: What are firms doing and what they need to do?," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(1), pages 21582440211, January.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:122:y:2022:i:c:p:85-94. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30473/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.