Guidebook for Understanding Urban Goods Movement (2012) / Chapter Skim
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Suburban truck trips also grew as factory supplies from distant suppliers flowed through traditional urban gateways via rail hubs or ports then traveled the "last mile" to factories by truck. As a result, urban traffic and traffic congestion exploded as well, signaling the beginning of a growing problem that continues to plague many American cities today -- congestion.
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Urban design and regulations affecting how freight moves in modern cities have failed to keep pace with the growing demand for goods and services, and the transportation systems that support modern logistics and supply chain management. Source: Data from United Nations World Population Prospects, 2009 Revision.
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Additional information about urban supply chains, including product supply chain illustrations, is provided at the end of this chapter. (See Exhibit 2-2.)
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Exhibit 2-2. Supply chain process.
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10 Guidebook for Understanding Urban Goods Movement Exhibit 2-3. Modal services versus cost continuum.
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Lower transportation costs also allow firms to consolidate production and distribution facilities from many to fewer, but consolidation implies a longer average length of shipment haul and the economies of scale are achieved only at the cost of more transportation services (Lakshmanan and Anderson 2002)
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Similarly, while downtown office buildings may be reached by package couriers using cars, bikes, or transit, these couriers are often operating from depots supplied by trucks. Urban truck traffic is composed of various movement types: 12 Guidebook for Understanding Urban Goods Movement Source: USDOT, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
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It is anticipated that the Panama Canal Expansion Project will be a game changer that will re-route significant volumes of container traffic from West Coast gateways to East Coast gateways. Background: The Importance of Goods Movement in the Urban Environment 13
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Background: The Importance of Goods Movement in the Urban Environment 15 Source: Wilbur Smith Associates Exhibit 2-6. Conventional truck configurations.
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