Study examples
Of towns, hinterland and e-commerce
E-commerce is continuing to boom. However, this trend has not only led to fundamental changes in the CEP sector, but has also attracted massive criticism regarding the negative impact of rising shipment volumes. Public pressure on the industry is mounting. In our 2018 study, we compared traffic volumes created by private transport, commercial vehicles and parcel deliveries in the city of Hamburg. This has contributed to the ongoing debate.
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Digitisation in the postal market
This study, on behalf of Germany's regulatory authority, the Federal Network Agency, includes a quantitative analysis of the CEP market in 2015. Additionally, the key drivers in the German CEP and neighbouring markets were identified and their impact evaluated, both qualitatively and quantitatively. For the first time, a 'gain-loss analysis' was developed for the CEP market, which showed the amount and impact of volume shifts between the market segments and associated submarkets (e. g. FTL, e-fulfilment of retailers).
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E-Commerce – challenges and solutions for logistics in Hamburg
In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute SCS and the IAL, we have compiled a study on the chances and challenges e-commerce presents for Hamburg as a logistics location. Besides the regional economic impact regarding the expected area and labour demand, the study focussed on last-mile delivery. Overall, we identified ten main fields of action, and made tangible recommendations on these issues. These included developing methods to channel traffic in cities more effectively.
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