Challenges and Opportunities in Last Mile Delivery: A Malaysian Case Study

Satya Shah; Marvin Chan

doi:10.23919/ICAC50006.2021.9594254

Challenges and Opportunities in Last Mile Delivery: A Malaysian Case Study

Satya Shah, Marvin Chan

Department of Electronic Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Last mile delivery and the concept of last mile has been experiencing major disruption from evolving business strategies while focussing on key customer demands and requirements and to have deliveries faster and easier with the advancement of technology and use of new devices such as drones and autonomous vehicles. The paper examines the concepts of last mile delivery practices, and the advancements in technology to facilitate the implementation within the concept. The study aims to bridge the gap between the commercial and academic research allowing better strategic alignment for decision making process within the global supply chain markets.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 26th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-86043-557-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-6654-4352-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/ICAC50006.2021.9594254
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2021
Event	2021 26th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC) - United Kingdom, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Duration: 2 Sept 2021 → 4 Sept 2021 http://www.cacsuk.co.uk/index.php/icac2021/previous/icac2021

Conference

Conference	2021 26th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC)
Abbreviated title	ICAC 2021
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Portsmouth
Period	2/09/21 → 4/09/21
Internet address	http://www.cacsuk.co.uk/index.php/icac2021/previous/icac2021

Keywords

Crowdsourcing
Technological Innovation
Engineering Supply Chains
Supply Chain 4.0
Transportation Systems

Access to Document

10.23919/ICAC50006.2021.9594254

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