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The number and spatial dispersion of households and their resources (means of transport, storage space, human resources, etc.), a large number of daily trips of various motives (shopping, work, school, tourism, waste disposal, etc.), makes households important participants in logistics chains. Moreover, these features make them potentially very important providers of logistics services of delivery, storage, waste collection, etc., both for other households and for companies. The use of logistics services, resources of households, i.e. individuals, known as crowd logistics, is experiencing rapid development with the advent of numerous networks and applications, through which users connect with each other and get the opportunity to state and accept requests for logistics tasks. In this paper, the role of households in the performance of logistics demands of other households and companies is analyzed and the basic crowd logistics services are structured, with special reference to the services in the last mile of the supply chain. Also, the basic benefits were identified, as well as the disadvantages, problems and challenges in the application of this concept. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Home delivery, as a flow of goods between the company and the consumer (B2C) at the end of the supply chain ("last mile"), can be realized by the manufacturer, retailer or third party (logistics provider, crowd-worker). The growth of home delivery services in recent decades has been predominantly stimulated by the development of online ordering, i.e. e-commerce. Delivery characteristics depend on the characteristics of the environment and a number of factors related to stakeholders (customers, companies, governments). In order to improve the quality of service and customer satisfaction, company profitability and (or) reduce the negative effects of deliveries on the environment, area and community functionality, various delivery models are designed and implemented in terms of need for ordering, frequency, ordering and payment system, starting and end points, executors, reception method, security, delivery area, speed and time of realization, return flows, etc. This paper proposes a framework for a comprehensive structuring and classification of home delivery models according to the stated characteristics/criteria. Also, the advantages, disadvantages, interdependence and applicability of different delivery models in changing circumstances are described. In this way, a comprehensive review of home delivery flows was performed, the literature that deals with this area in a similar way was supplemented, but the basis for future research was also created. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the development of e-commerce and specific customer habits and requirements, in recent decades an increasing number of companies offer home delivery service, which is the flow of goods from the business to the consumer (B2C) at the end of the supply chain ("last mile"). The main characteristic and difference of home delivery in relation to other ways of supplying customers/households (traditional customer purchase, "click & collect" purchase, door-to-door sales) is the engagement of companies in picking/physical preparation and delivery of ordered goods to customers. Delivery characteristics depend on a number of factors and circumstances, preferences, goals and interests of stakeholders (customers, companies, governments), but there is also a strong interdependence, with the type of goods having a dominant influence on other delivery characteristics. Planning, organization and implementation of the process of ordering, picking, delivery and return of goods are a serious challenge for companies' logistics and information systems, generate high costs, increase freight transport and have a significant impact on the environment. Therefore, delivery characteristics are an important area of research and optimization of systems that implement this service. This paper analyzes the concept, basic characteristics and criteria for structuring home deliveries. In this way, the systematization of basic scientific knowledge about home delivery was performed and the basis for future research of various aspects of this field was created. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism has been developing intensively in recent decades due to various social and economic trends. Rural tourism, which includes various tourist activities in rural areas (tourism in households, ecotourism, recreational, adventure, sports, health, artistic, heritage tourism, etc.) is also gaining in importance. The main instrument for the efficient realization of flows of people, goods and information in the Rural Tourism Supply Chain (RTSC) and increasing the competitiveness of tourism products is logistics. Logistics provides a material and a nonmaterial basis for rural tourism services. As suppliers of raw materials and finished products to other actors, but also as creators of their own tourism offer, households are significant actors in the supply chain and generators of logistics flows in rural tourism. A specific form of rural tourism related to households and agricultural production is called agritourism. This paper analyzes the critical issues and structure of the RTSC, structure the logistics of agritourism and analyzing particular areas in terms of logistics flows, processes, and activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Drone delivery in city logistics is gaining attention due to road congestion, environmental threats, etc. However, there are risks associated with using drones which can result in hazardous events, such as conflicts in the air, loss of control, and system failures. It is crucial to assess the risks involved in using different types of drones and choose the option with the lowest risk. The existence of different criteria important for this decision imposes the need to apply the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method(s). This paper proposes a new hybrid model that combines the fuzzy Factor Relationship (FARE) method for obtaining the criteria weights and the Axial Distance-based Aggregated Measurement (ADAM) method for obtaining the final ranking of the alternatives. A single-rotor microdrone weighing up to 4.4 lb was chosen as the optimal solution, and after that, the most favorable are also the drones of this size (multi-rotor and fixed-wing microdrones). The establishment of a novel hybrid MCDM model, the identified risks, the set of criteria for evaluating the least risky drones, and the framework for prioritizing the drones are the main novelties and contributions of the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to conceptualize a novel idea of potentially sustainable city logistics concepts—the development of urban consolidation centers (UCCs) on riverbanks and the establishment of city-dry port (DP) micro-consolidation centers (MCCs) as their displaced subsystems within the delivery zone. The concept enables the application of river transportation in delivering goods to the UCC, where the modal shift to electric delivery vehicles takes place for delivering goods to city-DP MCCs. In the final delivery phase (from city-DP MCCs to flow generators), smaller eco-vehicles are utilized. An innovative methodology for the planning and selection of the most sustainable concept variant is developed. The methodology combines mathematical programming and the axial-distance-based aggregated measurement (ADAM) multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method. The application of the defined approach is demonstrated in a case study inspired by Belgrade, Serbia. The theoretical contribution of this study is in demonstrating how a wide set of potentially viable city logistics concepts can be defined, starting from an initial idea (city-DP MCC). The practical contribution lies in developing a robust methodology that considers all relevant tactical and operational-level planning questions and takes into account qualitative and quantitative criteria in evaluating different concept variants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]