Off-peak delivery

Off-peak delivery

Projected impact: Low Timeframe: Within 5 years To avoid congestion in urban environments, deliveries can be planned for periods with lower traffic volumes, so called “off-peak” or “out-of-hours” delivery. The basic premise is that deliveries...
The FOT Methodology Adapted to Living Labs

The FOT Methodology Adapted to Living Labs

Projected impact: Moderate Timeframe: Already here By Stig Franzén, Chalmers University of Technology   The (Field Operational Test) FOT methodology of FESTA, must be adapted to freight transportation to clarify the different steps in the evaluation process. The...
Living Labs and Freight Transportation

Living Labs and Freight Transportation

Projected impact: High Timeframe: Already here By Stig Franzén, Chalmers University of Technology The European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) defines Living Labs as a user-centred, open innovation ecosystems, based on a systematic user co-creation approach integrating...
Horizontal collaboration

Horizontal collaboration

Projected impact: Moderate Timeframe: Already here Collaboration has long been regarded as one of the intelligent features of human beings to increase efficiency and capability. Participants joining the collaboration can benefit from each other and achieve goals that...
Servitization

Servitization

Projected impact: Moderate Timeframe: Already here In supply chains, value of goods and products increase as they approach the final consumer. Servitization is when a company combines a product with bundled services to create a more comprehensive offering to the...