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Towards sustainable logistics: study of alternative delivery facets

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  • Christian Otter

    (Pan-European University, Slovakia)

  • Christian Watzl

    (Pan-European University, Slovakia)

  • Daniel Schwarz

    (Pan-European University, Slovakia)

  • Pamela Priess

    (Pan-European University, Slovakia)

Abstract

The Courier, Express and Parcel services (CEP) sector is a constant growing one. The changes concerning e-commerce have impact in the industry which is looking for solution. This research, based on a web survey with 1019 computer assisted web interviews, presents e-commerce customer expectations in alternative delivery time frames and considers the impacts in the last mile of attended home delivery, reception boxes and collection-and-delivery points. The analysed alternative delivery time frames are Express delivery within 3 hours, evening delivery, Saturday delivery, Sunday delivery and customer selected time frame. Within these the focus is on e-commerce purchase habits, frequency of purchase, products, time of purchase, interest in alternative delivery time frames, usage or preferences and finally the willingness to pay for an alternative delivery. The results show a tendency of more than two thirds towards consumer selected delivery time frame, Saturday delivery and evening delivery, which is accompanied by easy accessible Reception Boxes (RBs). The research study also performs regression analysis and finds a significant impact of Alternative Delivery Time Frame (ADTF), and Delivery Methods (DM) on customer’s willingness to pay.

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  • Christian Otter & Christian Watzl & Daniel Schwarz & Pamela Priess, 2017. "Towards sustainable logistics: study of alternative delivery facets," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 4(4), pages 460-476, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:4:y:2017:i:4:p:460-476
    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2017.4.4(5)
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    Keywords

    sustainable logistics; parcel delivery customer expectations; e-commerce; last mile problem; courier express parcel services; delivery time windows;
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    JEL classification:

    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M16 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - International Business Administration
    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing

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