Design, operation and incentivation of two-echelon city logistics systems (B05)

• Subject Area: Traffic and Transport Systems, Intelligent and Automated Traffic
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 531327426

Project B5 will develop an algorithmic framework for the design and operation of two-echelon city logistics systems (2eCLS), in which the operator can either directly transport goods to customers via trucks, or use micro-hubs. The new framework will augment combinatorial optimization with machine learning to obtain high-quality solutions for large-scale scenarios while being computationally fast. The framework will account for a multitude of credit and zoning schemes, and it will incorporate a nuanced cost approximation, including uncertainties, into strategic planning. The developed algorithms will be integrated into the AgiMo digital twin.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 408: AgiMo: Data-driven agile planning for responsible mobility
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Dresden
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Maximilian Schiffer