Day 1 (11th July 2007, Wednesday)

8:00-9:00 Registration

9:00-9:10 Opening session

Review paper session (Moderator: R. van Duin)

9:10-9:55 Review paper 1

Modelling the behaviour of stakeholders in city logistics
E. Taniguchi, R. G. Thompson and T. Yamada

9:55-10:40 Review paper 2

City access restrictions and the implications for goods deliveries
M. Browne, J. Allen, T. Nemoto, J. Visser, D. Wild

10:40-11:00 Break

11:00-12:15 Session 1 (Moderator: R. G. Thompson)

City logistics over the years… Lessons learned, research directions and interests
H. Quak, R. van Duin, J. Visser

An investigation into the attitudinal factors determining participation in cooperative multi-carrier delivery initiatives
J. Holguin-Veras, M. Silas, J. M. Polimeni

Economy of scale and the role of publicly available congestion information for local delivery industry: Agent-based simulation approach
K. Kawamura, Y. Lu

12:15-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:40 Session 2 (Moderator: D. Wild)

The potential use of urban consolidation centres in the hotel industry in London
M. Browne, M. Piotrowska, J. Allen, A. Woodburn

Revival of the cost benefit analysis for evaluating the city distribution center concept?
J.H.R. van Duin, H.J. Quak, J. Munuzuri

Freight exposure metrics: The disconnect in usage between operators and reguators.
K. Hassall

Sustainable goods supply and transport in conurbations: Freight patterns and developments in Switzerland
M. Ruesch, P. Hegi, U. Haefeli, D. Matti, B. Schultz, P. Rutsche

15:40-16:00 Break

16:00-17:40 Session 3 (Moderator: J. Holguin-Veras)

Challenging the traditional scope of solving vehicle routing and scheduling
J. W. Joubert, S. J. Claasen, V. Sarma S. Yadavalli

A hybrid genetic algorithm for VRPSTW using column generation
A. G. Qureshi, E. Taniguchi, T. Yamada

Provision of real-time traffic information for VRPTW model
Y. Tseng, H. Lin, M. A P Taylor

A macroscopic traffic simulator for evaluating measures for heavy vehicles
Y. Nakamura, E. Taniguchi, T. Yamada, N. Ando

17:40 Welcome drink

Day 2 12th July 2007 (Thursday)

9:00-10:40 Session 4 (Moderator: T. Yamada)

Urban freight policy-oriented modelling in Europe
C. Ambrosini, B. Meimbresse, J. Routhier, H. Sonntag

Melbourne freight movement model
D. Bowyer, R. Thompson, F. Spiridonos

Modeling logistics location choice and truck route choice behavior by Tokyo metropolitan region freight survey
T. Hyodo, H. Kuse, Y. Hagino, H. Takebayashi, K. Endo

A hybrid microsimulation model of freight flows
R. Donnelly

10: 40 -11:00 Break

11:00-12:40 Session 5 (Moderator: T. Nemoto)

An investigation into the delivery of goods to the city centre of Liege
W. Debauche

Typology of efforts by Japanese companies to address logistics-related environmental issues
Y. Yano, K. Hayashi

Policy making in Germany ? Integrated commercial traffic concept of Berlin
H. Flamig

An evaluation of recent pick-up point experiments in European cities: The rise of two competing models?
V. Augereau, L. Dablanc

12:40-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:10 Session 6 (Moderator: M. Browne)

Reserve areas for logistics activities in the metropolitan zone of Mexico city
A. Lozano, J. P. Antun, F. Granados, C. Santos

Customized policies for sustainable urban distribution
H. Quak, N. Agatz, J. van Nunen

Metropolitan freight distribution by railways
A. Nuzzolo, U. Crisalli, A. Comi

A practical approach to solving the“just in time” periodic transportation problem
R. Raicu, S. Raicu, M. Popa, D. Costescu

16:10-16:30 Break

16:30-18:10 Session 7 (Moderator: E. Taniguchi)

Quantifying the effects of community level regulation on city distribution movements for the retail sector within the Netherlands
T. van Rooijen, B. Groothedde, J. C. Gerdessen

A macro-model to analyze shop’s restocking services
F. Russo, A. Polimeni, A. Comi

Study of delivery distribution in the central area by Tokyo metropolitan freight survey
M. Shimizu, T. Hyodo, H. Takebayashi, H. Kuse, Y. Hagino

19:00 Dinner

Day 3 13th July 2007 (Friday)

9:00-10:40 Session 8 (Moderator: K. Kawamura)

An analysis on bottlenecks for domestic vehicular transportation of international maritime container cargos in Japanese hinterland
T. Watanabe, R. Shibasaki, H. Nakajima, S. Sugiyama, D. Ochi, Y. Akakura

Citylog(c), a software tool for city logistics operation: Testing and validation activities
C. Colombaroni, G. Fusco, V. Conti, M. P. Valentini

Supply-chain logistics for retailing, from the standpoint of resource productivity: Researching a comprehensive evaluation method
H. Akiyama, Y. Yano

Light freight transport in urban areas
D. A Tsolakis, C. M Naude

10:40-11:00 Break

11:00-12:40 Session 9 (Moderator: J. Visser)

Elements for a master plan in urban logistics
R. Macario, L. N. Filipe, V. Reis, P. Martins

New trends on physical distribution logistics in Mexico City metropolitan area
J. P. Antun, A. Lozano, R. Hernandez, R. Alarcon

A Centre for eco-friendly city freight distribution: Urban logistics innovation in a mid-size historical city in Italy
M. D. Bugno, S. Guerra, G. Ambrosino, M. Boero, A. Liberato

The conditions of modal shift in the dense urban areas
D. Patier

12:40-12:50 Closing session

End of the conference