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This paper introduces a new delivery method for electronic grocery shopping. This method involves a peer-to-peer matching system in which customers (carriers) who shop at a grocery store are assigned other customers (clients) who have ordered groceries online. Carriers deliver groceries to the clients’ homes, in return for an incentive. The authors' proposed system matches carriers with clients to minimize the total travel time on the network. In order to examine how this new delivery method performs, the authors compare it with existing methods of grocery shopping and delivery. The authors' proposed system performs well in terms of reducing total travel time and has the potential to be implemented alongside the two current methods of grocery shopping; regular shopping and truck delivery. While the matching system reduces total travel time compared to regular grocery shopping, it does not outperform truck delivery service. The performance of the matching system is best when the number of carriers is equal to the number of clients.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AT025 Urban Freight Transportation. Alternate title: Peer-to-Peer Matching System for Grocery Home Delivery

01550057

15-2290

English

17p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Computer networks; Delivery service; Electronic commerce; Integer programming; Optimization; Travel time

Peer-to-peer communication; Vehicle routing problem

Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-2290

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 12:48PM