Designating optimal location of urban consolidation centres in the city of Istanbul: A triple-staged approach in the context of sustainable supply chain management
Research in Transportation Economics, cilt.114, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 114
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101672
- Dergi Adı: Research in Transportation Economics
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EconLit
- Anahtar Kelimeler: L9, N7, R4, Sustainable supply chain management, Urban consolidation centre, Urban logistics, Urban logistics solutions
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Urban logistics solutions have gained paramount significance owing to the rapid growth in concerns about urban areas today. Urban consolidation centres are one of the most attractive and promising solutions for urban logistics, thanks to their numerous critical benefits, including reducing the frequency of transportation, decreasing the number of trucks used, optimizing deliveries, and mitigating the adverse effects of transportation in urban areas. The installation in their optimal positions enables the highest contribution to be made from them, which is a critical factor for their future success. This study aims to enhance sustainability in the supply chain, promote urban welfare in Istanbul, and achieve Turkey's urban logistics goals by providing two distinct location selection suggestions for the European and Anatolian sides of the city. Accordingly, the problem was solved with a triple-staged approach. The first approach is based on stakeholder viewpoints, utilizing the Analytical Hierarchy Process method with 34 stakeholder participants. The second approach is based on traffic counts and uses the Centre of Gravity. The last one is based on a questionnaire completed by 526 participants, encompassing the views of logistics and supply chain managers and scholars. Utilization of a triple-staged approach enables a technical novelty and provides an elaborate consideration of the problem. The study also notably differs from existing studies by including suitability for parking, a critical issue for reducing driver fatigue and protecting employees and thereby making a significant contribution to social sustainability in the supply chain.