Modeling home grocery delivery using electric vehicles: preliminary results of an agent-based simulation study

Dhanan Sarwo Utomo; Adam Gripton; Philip Greening

doi:10.1109/WSC40007.2019.9004713

Modeling home grocery delivery using electric vehicles: preliminary results of an agent-based simulation study

Dhanan Sarwo Utomo, Adam Gripton, Philip Greening

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This paper presents preliminary results of an agent-based simulation study aimed at establishing whether a fleet of electric vans with different charging options can match the performance of a diesel fleet. We describe a base model imitating the operations of a real-world retailer using agents. We then introduce electric vehicles and charging hubs into our model. We evaluate how the use of electric vehicles, charging power and charging hubs influence the retailer’s operations. Our simulation experiment suggests that, though they are useful, technological interventions alone are not sufficient to match the performance of a diesel fleet. Hence, reorganization of the urban delivery system is required in order to reduce carbon emissions significantly.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1637-1648
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728132839
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC40007.2019.9004713
Publication status	Published - 20 Feb 2020
Event	2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC19): Simulation for Risk Management - National Harbor, Washington, United States Duration: 8 Dec 2019 → 11 Dec 2019 http://meetings2.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2019/

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Conference	2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC19)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	8/12/19 → 11/12/19
Internet address	http://meetings2.informs.org/wordpress/wsc2019/

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Modelling and Simulation
Computer Science Applications

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