The paper provides an evaluation of the Ecopass scheme for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. The term Ecopass conveys the stated political objective of the scheme: a PASS to improve the quality of the urban environment (ECO). The scheme has actually improved the air quality in Milan, although the...

Manufacturing firms buy transport services with the aim of minimizing their total logistics cost. There is a large amount of literature analyzing how shippers value the various characteristics of a transport service, mostly performed by collecting stated-preference data and estimating discrete...

Urban areas are vital centers of economic activity and innovation generating large economies of density and proximity. Yet, procuring and distributing goods in an urban context is fraught with difficulties because of infrastructure congestion, external costs, conflicting objectives among...

Manufacturing firms buy transport services with the aim of minimizing their total logistics cost. There is a large amount of literature analyzing how shippers value the various characteristics of a transport service, mostly performed by collecting stated-preference data and estimating discrete...

Microeconomics studies group behaviour by using the representative member model. However, there is growing evidence that there can be significant differences between choices made by single individuals and those made by the same individuals when choosing collectively. This study investigates the...

Le politiche di regolamentazione del traffico urbano merci finora adottate non si sono dimostrate ancora sufficientemente in grado di raggiungere l’obiettivo di migliorare il grado di efficienza privata del sistema distributivo urbano. Di conseguenza, le esternalità negative prodotte da tale...

The paper reports on a research project aimed at estimating the potential demand for a rolling motorway service connecting Trieste (Italy) and Chop (Ukraine). More specifically, the study has explored which factors play a role in the choice between the current prevailing mode of transport, that...

Il lavoro presenta i risultati di una ricerca di mercato, condotta intervistando 121 persone, residenti in varie regioni italiane e non, avente l’obiettivo di stimare i possibili scenari di penetrazione di automobili con differente tipo di alimentazione in relazione ad eventuali politiche di...

The paper presents a methodology to estimate the potential demand for carsharing from university students. The methodology is based on two surveys: a paper-and-pencil questionnaire and a detailed computer-assisted interview. The data collected are used to operationalize a model that estimates...

For a firm the logistics challenge consists in the integrated planning, control, realization and monitoring of all internal and network-wide material, part and product flows, including the necessary information flows, for the purpose of satisfying customer needs and realizing a profit. For a...