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Opportunities for smart clean urban freight in
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NewRail | Freight & Logistics Group
Thomas H Zunder |

Coherent Campus Delivery - Pilot Scheme
“Newcastle University is embracing Coherent Campus Initiative (est. 2008) with aim to improve the spaces between buildings to create a sense of place that is welcoming, with well designed, well linked social spaces”
• Investigation of the application of Delivery Servicing Plans (DSPs) as a freight transport policy focusing on urban-interurban operations.
• Demonstrate and evaluate 100% Electric Delivery vehicles
– Through vehicle telemetry.
• Demonstrate technology through existing supply chains;
– Suppliers to Newcastle University and Deliveries to Campus
• Explore the potential of Delivery Consolidation
– Trial deliveries operations from an Urban consolidation centre (UCC)

A Logistics image of the University
“Freight Intrusion on our pedestrianised Campus”

How many delivery vans visit the University?
5 Day Traffic Surveys
(Annually)
• Monday - Friday
• 07:00 - 19:00
• Vehicle Number Plate
• Vehicle classification
• Entry & Exit Time
• Logo/Branding
• Goods or People

University Campus Freight
• Over 60 departments within 80 different buildings*
– Mixed use: offices, laboratories, workshops, shops, catering, (student) accommodations and other facilities.
LGV
82%
• SAP has 226 ‘predefined’ address
• Weekly Freight Deliveries:
1229 unique freight vehicle over 5days
Average of 1 Freight vehicle every 90 seconds
Articulated HGV
2%
Freight
20%
Non Freight
80%
Freight Breakdown from 2013 Traffic Survey
Rigid HGV
16%
LGV - Light Goods Vehicle
HGV - Heavy Goods Vehicle
* On the Main City Campus

Completing cards with name, interest(s), problem(s), and resources and mandates
Groups meeting to formulate ‘freight in
Newcastle could be more sustainable’
Completing cards with effects and causes
Developing DMF problem tree

University Delivery Consolidation in Partnership with
Overview
• Reduce multiple small trips to
Newcastle University Campus.
– Reduce Freight Vehicles by 25%*
– Reduce CO
2 by 90tonnes/year*
• Take greater control of inbound logistics and have more control over the vehicles delivering to the Campus.
• Key Actors :
– Procurement Department
– Building & Facilities Manager
– Campus Security Team
– ISS SAP Business Development Team
– NewRail Researchers
*Compared to the current freight deliveries.

Concept for University Delivery Consolidation
• SAP Data Analysis & Refinement by identifying Vendors (Suppliers) who made fewer than 4 deliveries in 1month
Key Benefits / Outputs
• 25% Fewer freight vehicles on
Campus,
– E.g. a reduction of 300/week or 75-
80/day.
• Produced a 330 ‘packages’ being delivered a week (average).
• Approximately 17,500 ‘packages/year
– Supplier introduction to scheme will be phased
• A saving on 90 tonnes of Carbon per annum
– Directly expressed as a replacement at vehicle tailpipe
• Initial volumes suggest a daily trip from
Clipper - Newcastle University
– Aiming for same day turn around (if received by
Clipper before 11:30)
• Potential reduction of accidents on
Campus
– To be analysed as part of the pilot
Smartfusion

Multiple Inbound Deliveries
Received Off Campus
Deliveries
Consolidated
Deliveries Tracked Online
Received by
School/Unit
Loaded onto
Electric Vehicle
Distributed on
Campus

http://clipper.vigosoftware.com