Urban Distribution in The Hague and the Randstad Holland

Nicoline de Bruin

Urban Development Department / Transportpolicy

GOVERA

London, 13 January 2005

The problems we face

Different angles to tackle the problems

• Optimise efficiency of supplies

• Optimise of shopping conditions in the cities

• Optimise of a (urban) part of the logistic chain

• Change in frequencies of supplies

Solutions or suppress the consequences

•Distribution centres

•Time frame restrictions

•Vehicle restrictions (weight, length, width)

•Logistic routes

City Distribution Centre

• Examples: Utrecht, Groningen, Leiden• Expectations: High loading rate, public use

(open for every shipper)• Benefits: use of bus-lanes, (longer) access

to the innercity

• Acceptation is low, (local) authorities should not interfere in market

Influence of timeframes for supply onprofitability of transportcompanies

• Small pedestrian area’s are (most of the time) not a problem.

• Effective time-frames for supply in city-centresare only 1 – 2 hours, due to opening hours of shops

• Regional operating distributors are expected to ride 5% less kilometres to supply the city-centre in case no time-window is valid

• Obstruction by waste-bins, merchandise, etc. cause 10% more time-costs.

Supply profile

• 6 profiles made in 4 largest cities in Randstad

• Is a way to explain and in the future predict the distribution problems, solutions and interactions

• Make problems transparent; facilitate open discussions

Scope of profile-project in The Hague

The Hague:- 3 rd largest city in the Netherlands-± 470.000 inhabitants- home of parliament and the Queen

Scope of profile-project

Scope of profile-project

± ¼ of (historic) inner city

3 unions of entrepeneurs

Higher segment: fashion, galleries, antiques

± ¼ of (historic) inner city

3 local unions of shopowners

Higher segment: fashion, galleries, antiques

Conclusions supply-profile project

• Many small shipments• Mainly own transport (collection) and

integrators• Shipments on every day of the week• Short effective timeframe

• Large problem around waste collection

Links in the logistic chain

Supplier (shipper) Shop-owner

Transporter

Schone Stad

• 3 steps in proces:• short term: understanding and respect

each other• Mid term: start consolidation by

shopowners (distribution, and wastecollection)

• Long term: effective consolidation is facilitated

Short term: understanding

Goals

•Change of behaviour•Empowered shopowner collective•Local problems are leading•Better shopping climat•Higher attractivety of inner city•Municipality's roll helping hand, support initiative

Results

Before After

Shopping in a better environment

Before After

Goals in the mid term on the part of distribution

• Reductions of the number of movements by 5% by consolidation of orders

• Further consolidation by introduction of a collection/delivery point in the area

• + reduction of trucks by consolidation of waste collection

3 pilots

• Three sectors are in the pilot• Fashion: clothing / shoes• Bars: beers and beverages• Jewellery

Long term solutions

Schone stad project in The Hague is sponsoredby GOVERA

The Philosophy of GOVERA

• Better use of infrastructure and loading capacity of transport equipment

• By co-operation between logistic chains• by use of networks:

– Large trucks (or barges) for long distances– Small (electric) trucks for use in cities– Terminals on outside of cities for

crossdocking goods

Stedinet: Networks in the urban areas

• Are networks alsoconcurrent on the regional scale?

• What is potential of use of networks?

• Scope: Haaglanden (the urban areaaround The Hague, Delft and Zoetermeer)

Transport of goods in 2003

Offices and industrial areas

Housing areas

Retail

Distribution terminals

Logistic developments untill 2015

• Supply pattern• Demand pattern• Transport units• Loading units

Expacted growth of traffic of goods untill 2015

2003: 1400 trucks per dag

2015: 600 trucks per day extra

2015: 280 trucks per day extra

= 250 trucks per dag

2003: 3000 trucks per dayRetail

Offices

How to accomodate thisgrowth: networks

Current terminals (private and “public”)

Flevoland

Zeeland

Zuid-Holland

Noord-Holland

Friesland

Groningen

Drenthe

Overijssel

Limburg

Noord-Brabant

UtrechtGelderland

LandelijkeDC’s

Kerngebied regionaleDC’s Zuidvleugel

New terminals ?

Harnaschknoop

Coldenhove

Binckhorst

Ypenburg

Prisma

Ruyven

Spaanse Polder

VijfsluizenSportpark

Bestaand

Nieuw

Several distribution structuresNationaal Niveau

Distributie via afhaalpunt

Retaildistributie

Regiospecialist

Netwerkvervoer

Rechtstreekse distributie

Regionaal Niveau

Expectation for 2015

All distribution structures will co-exist;

Less direct deliveries and more networkdeliveries.

More third party logistics, less own transport

If we stimulate the use of networks, we reduce the number of trips by 5%

Related projects in the future2005-2007

• Use supply-profiles to discuss distribution-issues in a transparent way

• Implementation of the “Schone stad”- concept in more cities in the Randstad

• Stedinet: Network-building and use; Seduce transportcompanies to join in.

• Facilitate the cross-docking: – Citybox– Modern CDC: City-Logistics Park (?)

Partners in GOVERA• Provinces: Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland,

Utrecht, Flevoland• Ministry of transport: regional

departments of Randstad Holland• G4: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague,

Utrecht• TLN (federation of transport companies),

Chamber of Commerce, EVO: shippersfederation, etc.

Urban Distribution in The Hague and the Randstad Holland

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