The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the effects of horizontal collaboration in pharmaceutical distribution, under the principles of City logistics. The case study focuses on the collaboration between six major Italian pharmaceutical distributors applied to the two most important Italian cities of Rome and Milan. Collaboration is approached through consolidation of volumes, introducing an urban consolidation centre, and joint last-mile delivery process. The effects of collaboration in last-mile delivery within the urban context is assessed through costs and environmental impacts. This work of thesis sets the basis to implement innovative logistics solutions to the pharmaceutical distribution industry, which is, at least in Italy, conservative and not dynamic. The results express the potential of the solution, that has been demonstrated to bring benefits in all the scenarios examined. These outcomes are of substantial interest not only from a literary perspective but also for practitioners and members of the industry that are given the possibility to improve the performances of their current operations and gaining competitive edges.
Lo scopo di questa tesi è quello di studiare gli effetti della collaborazione orizzontale nella distribuzione della filiera farmaceutica, secondo i principi della logistica urbana. Il caso studio si concentra sulla collaborazione tra sei grandi distributori farmaceutici italiani, applicata alle due principali città italiane di Roma e Milano. La collaborazione viene introdotta attraverso il consolidamento dei volumi, lo stabilimento di un centro di consolidamento urbano e l’esecuzione sinergica dei processi di distribuzione sull’ultimo miglio. Gli effetti della collaborazione nell'ultimo miglio di consegna nel contesto urbano sono valutati attraverso i costi e gli impatti ambientali. Questo lavoro di tesi pone le basi per implementare soluzioni logistiche innovative al settore della distribuzione farmaceutica, che è, almeno in Italia, conservativo e poco dinamico. I risultati esprimono il potenziale della soluzione, dimostrata in grado di apportare benefici in tutti gli scenari esaminati. Questi risultati sono di notevole interesse non solo da una prospettiva letteraria, ma anche per i professionisti e gli operatori del settore che hanno la possibilità di migliorare le prestazioni delle loro operazioni correnti e di ottenere vantaggi competitivi.
Collaborative Logistics in Last-Mile Delivery: An Economic and Environmental Assessment in the Pharmaceutical Sector
MOLFINI, LORENZO;POSTIGLIONE, ANGELA
2023/2024
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The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the effects of horizontal collaboration in pharmaceutical distribution, under the principles of City logistics. The case study focuses on the collaboration between six major Italian pharmaceutical distributors applied to the two most important Italian cities of Rome and Milan. Collaboration is approached through consolidation of volumes, introducing an urban consolidation centre, and joint last-mile delivery process. The effects of collaboration in last-mile delivery within the urban context is assessed through costs and environmental impacts. This work of thesis sets the basis to implement innovative logistics solutions to the pharmaceutical distribution industry, which is, at least in Italy, conservative and not dynamic. The results express the potential of the solution, that has been demonstrated to bring benefits in all the scenarios examined. These outcomes are of substantial interest not only from a literary perspective but also for practitioners and members of the industry that are given the possibility to improve the performances of their current operations and gaining competitive edges.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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