Day 1 (25th June 2003, Wednesday)

9:00-9:10 Opening session

Review paper session (Moderator: K. Kawamura)

9:10-9:50 Review paper 1

Visions for city logistics
E. Taniguchi, R. G. Thompson and T. Yamada

9:50-10:30 Review paper 2

Urban freight movements and public private partnerships
M. Browne, T. Nemoto, J. Visser and T. Whiteing

10:30-10:50 Break

10:50-12:05 Session 1　 Modelling (1) Demand for freight transport
(Moderator: R. G. Thompson)

Transport demand, transport and traffic flow - Key elements of city logistics
R. Raicu and S. Raicu

Assessment of the relationship between vehicle type mix and the benefit of freight projects
K. Kawamura, A. Seetharaman and S. D. Bhatta

Estimation of an origin-destination matrix for urban freight transport. Application to the city of Seville.
J. Munuzuri, J. Larraneta, L. Onieva and P. Cortes

12:05- 13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:10 Session 2 Modelling (2) Vehicle routing and scheduling
(Moderator: R. van Duin)

A new interactive approach on route planning with tight delivery time windows
O. Kunze

Intelligent vehicle routing and scheduling
R. G. Thompson

Road Network Reliability Analysis Using Vehicle Routing and Scheduling Procedure
T. Yamada, Y. Yoshimura and K. Mori

On the estimation of the maximum efficiency of the trucking industry. Implications for city logistics.
J. Holguin-Veras

15:10 -15:30 Break

15: 30-17:10 Session 3 Modelling (3) E-commerce and simulation
(Moderator: T. Yamada)

Modelling effects of e-commerce on urban freight transport
E. Taniguchi and Y. Kakimoto

Last-mile, a procedure to set-up an optimized delivery scheme
G. Fusco, L. Tatarelli and M. P. Valentini

Towards a matching system for the auction of transport orders
R. van Duin and J.C. Kneyber

Systems theory, complexity and supply organizational models to enrich city logistics: An approach
J. C. de Carvalho

Day 2 26th June 2003 (Thursday)

9:00-10:40 Session 4 Modelling (4) Environment and network
(Moderator:J. Holguin-Veras)

Assessing impacts of greenhouse gas abatement measures on urban freight
L. Marquez and N. Smith

The environmental assessment of urban goods movement
E. Segalou, C. Ambrosini and Jean-Louis Routhier

Finding the right route(s) in city distribution: Route choice and the impact of 'logistic routes'
J. Vleugel and M. Janic

Empirical analysis on hazardous material transportation using road traffic census and accident data
T. Ito, M. Hayano, T. Naito, Y. Asakura, E. Hato and T. Wada

10: 40 -11:00 Break

11:00-12:15 Session 5 Policy measures (1)
(Moderator: J. Visser)

Analysing the potential impacts of sustainable distribution measures in UK urban areas
J. Allen, M. Browne, G. Tanner, S. Anderson, G. Christodoulou and P. Jones

Future City Logistics in Japan from the Shippers' and Carriers' View
K. Hayashi and Y. Yano

City logistics in Italy: a national project
S. Gragnani, G. Valenti and M. P. Valentini

12:15-13:45 Lunch

13: 45-15:00 Session 6 Policy measures (2)
(Moderator: D. Wild)

Developments in urban distribution in London
M. Baybars and M. Browne

Experiment on cooperative parcel pick-up system using the Internet in the central business district in Tokyo
T. Nemoto

New ideas for the city logistics - Project in Kassel
U. Kohler and O. Groke

15:00-15:20 Break

15:20-16:35 Session 7 Policy measures (3)
(Moderator: U. Kohler)

A Study on the setting-up of lorry dedicated routes in the Brussels capital region
W. Debauche

New concepts for city Logistics
J. C. Rijsenbrij

Urban rail and intermodal freight strategies in the Zurich area: A case study from Switzerland
M. Ruesch

19:30- Conference dinner

Day 3 27th June 2003 (Friday)

9:00-10:15 Session 8 Policy measures (4) E-commerce issues
(Moderator: M. Browne)

On-line retailing in France current and future effects on city logistics
D. Patier and L. Alligier

Dispelling the e-Commerce and Urban Transport Environmental Doomsday forecasts; -A counter intuitive Australian case study- The Postal Transport Network restructure, 1995 to 2000
K. Hassall

E-commerce and end delivery issues
M. Stumm and D. Bollo

10:15-10:35 Break

10:35-11:15 OECD report session
(Moderator: E. Taniguchi)

Summary of the OECD Report ‘Delivering the Goods-21st Century Challenges to Urban Goods Transport’
OECD Programme of Research on Road Transport and Intermodal Linkages Working Group on Urban Freight Logistics

11:15-12:30 Session 9 Policy measures (5)
(Moderator: T. Nemoto)

Sustainable city logistics solutions
S. Kjaersgaard and H. E. Jensen

The E+Transport Environmental Operator Classification System.
K. Hassall

Complementarities between goods distribution and public transport in urban areas
A. Costa and S. Melo

12:30-12:40 Closing session

12:40- Lunch

End of the conference