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TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICIZING

The Pollution-Routing Problem

Tolga Bektaş, Gilbert Laporte

Published Online: March 12, 2011
Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Is Leasing Greener Than Selling?

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Management Science

    Abstract
    Based on the proposition that leasing is environmentally superior to selling, some firms have adopted a leasing strategy and others promote their existing leasing programs as environmentally superior to “green” their image. The argument is that because a ...
Infrastructure Planning for Electric Vehicles with Battery Swapping

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Management Science

    Abstract
    Electric vehicles (EVs) have been proposed as a key technology to help cut down the massive greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. Unfortunately, because of the limited capacity of batteries, typical EVs can only travel for about 100 ...
Toward Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles: Impact of the Range and Resale Anxieties

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Key to the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is the establishment of successful business models based on sound understanding of consumer behavior in adopting this new technology. In this paper, we study the impact of two major barriers to mass ...
Electric Vehicles with a Battery Switching Station: Adoption and Environmental Impact

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Management Science

    Abstract
    The transportation sector's carbon footprint and dependence on oil are of deep concern to policy makers in many countries. Use of all-electric drive trains is arguably the most realistic medium-term solution to address these concerns. However, motorist ...
Online Grocery Retail: Revenue Models and Environmental Impact

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Management Science

    Abstract
    This paper compares the financial and environmental performance of two revenue models for the online retailing of groceries: the per-order model, where customers pay for each delivery, and the subscription model, where customers pay a set fee and receive ...
50th Anniversary Invited Article—Goods Distribution with Electric Vehicles: Review and Research Perspectives

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Transportation Science

    Abstract
    Since the mid-2000s, electric vehicles have gained popularity in several countries even though their market share is still relatively low. However, most gains have been made in the area of passenger vehicles and most technical and scientific studies have ...
Coordinated Logistics with a Truck and a Drone

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Management Science

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    We determine the efficiency of a delivery system in which an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) provides service to customers while making return trips to a truck that is itself moving. In other words, a UAV picks up a package from the truck (which continues ...
The Car Sharing Economy: Interaction of Business Model Choice and Product Line Design

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Several auto manufacturers have recently introduced car sharing programs. Although the structure of most programs is the same, there is no clear dominant strategy for the type of vehicles that should be provided through car sharing. In this paper, we ...
The Potential of Servicizing as a Green Business Model

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Management Science

    Abstract
    It has been argued that servicizing business models, under which a firm sells the use of a product rather than the product itself, are environmentally beneficial. The main arguments are as follow. First, under servicizing the firm charges customers based ...
Shared Mobility for Last-Mile Delivery: Design, Operational Prescriptions, and Environmental Impact

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Two socioeconomic transformations, namely, the booms in the sharing economy and retail e-commerce, lead to the prospect where shared mobility of passenger cars prevails throughout urban areas for home delivery services. Logistics service providers as well ...
Peer-to-Peer Product Sharing: Implications for Ownership, Usage, and Social Welfare in the Sharing Economy

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Management Science

    Abstract
    We describe an equilibrium model of peer-to-peer product sharing, or collaborative consumption, where individuals with varying usage levels make decisions about whether or not to own a homogeneous product. Owners are able to generate income from renting ...
Is Servicization a Win-Win Strategy? Profitability and Environmental Implications of Servicization

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Problem definition: Servicization is a business strategy to sell the functionality of a product rather than the product itself. It has been touted as an environmentally friendly strategy as it encourages manufacturers to take more responsibility for their ...
Bike-Share Systems: Accessibility and Availability

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Management Science

    Abstract
    The cities of Paris, London, Chicago, and New York (among many others) have set up bike-share systems to facilitate the use of bicycles for urban commuting. This paper estimates the impact of two facets of system performance on bike-share ridership: ...
Charging an Electric Vehicle-Sharing Fleet

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Problem definition: Many cities worldwide are embracing electric vehicle (EV) sharing as a flexible and sustainable means of urban transit. However, it remains challenging for the operators to charge the fleet because of limited or costly access to ...
A Queueing Model and Analysis for Autonomous Vehicles on Highways

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Management Science

    Abstract
    We investigate the effects of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on highway congestion. AVs have the potential to significantly reduce highway congestion because they can maintain smaller intervehicle gaps and travel together in larger platoons than human-driven ...
Coping with Spatial Mismatch: Subsidy Design for Electric Vehicle and Charging Markets

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Problem definition: We study how the government should design the subsidy policy to promote electric vehicle (EV) adoptions effectively and efficiently when there might be a spatial mismatch between the supply and demand of charging piles. Academic/...
Introducing Autonomous Vehicles: Adoption Patterns and Impacts on Social Welfare

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Problem definition: Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are predicted to enter the consumer market in less than a decade. There is currently no consensus on whether their presence will have a positive impact on users and society. The skeptics of automation foresee ...
When Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles Meet Microgrids: Citywide Energy-Mobility Orchestration

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Problem definition: We develop a crossdisciplinary analytics framework to understand citywide mobility-energy synergy. In particular, we investigate the potential of shared autonomous electric vehicles (SAEVs) for improving the self-sufficiency and ...
Smart Charging of Electric Vehicles: An Innovative Business Model for Utility Firms

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Problem definition: By providing an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional vehicles, electric vehicles will transform urban mobility, particularly in smart cities. In practice, after an electric vehicle is plugged in, the charging station ...
Consumer Tax Credits for EVs: Some Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Consumer Demand, Product Substitution, and Carbon Emissions

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Management Science

    Abstract
    Governments worldwide have spent billions of dollars on monetary incentives for consumers to encourage the adoption of eco-friendly (“green”) products. However, there is little consensus on the effectiveness of delayed monetary incentives with complex ...
Scaling Up Electric-Vehicle Battery Swapping Services in Cities: A Joint Location and Repairable-Inventory Model

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Management Science

    Abstract
    Battery swapping for electric vehicle refueling is reviving and thriving. Despite a captivating sustainable future where swapping batteries will be as convenient as refueling gas today, a tension is mounting in practice (beyond the traditional “range ...
Potential for Green Deliveries with Autonomous Fleets

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    The Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with Capacitated Charging Stations

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    Transportation Science

      Abstract
      Electric vehicle routing problems (E-VRPs) deal with routing a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) to serve a set of customers while minimizing an operational criterion, for example, cost or time. The feasibility of the routes is constrained by the autonomy ...
    The future of transportation

    TED

    Ryan Janzen

    Published Online: December 13, 2016

    The Future of Urban Mobility

    TED

    Oren Shoval

    Published Online: October 10, 2017

    Teaching Case: Ferrari: Shifting to Carbon Neutrality

    Raffaella Sadun, Elena Corsi, Leila Doumi

    Published: May 15, 2023
    Harvard Business Publishing

    Teaching Case: Ferrari: Shifting to Carbon Neutrality

    Raffaella Sadun, Elena Corsi, Leila Doumi

    Published: May 15, 2023
    Harvard Business Publishing

    Teaching Case: General Motors Commits to 100% Electric Vehicles by 2035

    Meghan Murray, Aldo Sesia

    Published: January 26, 2023
    Harvard Business Publishing

    Game—The Beer Transportation Game: How to Decarbonize Logistics by Moving Freight to Sustainable Transport Modes

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    INFORMS Transactions on Education

    Reference Material: Charging Infrastructure Challenges for the U.S. Electric Vehicle Fleet by American Transportation Research Institute.

    Jeffrey Short, Alexandra Shirk, Alexa Pupillo

    Published: December 2022
    American Transportation Research Institute

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