WP2: Analyses of urban freight transport challenges and requirements

This SMARTFREIGHT activity will:

• define the characteristics and functionality of, and commonalities between wireless communication systems used in freight distribution management (FDMS) and urban traffic management systems (UTMS)
• identify the various stakeholders in such systems and quantify/qualify their user needs, particularly focussing on information needs
• identify how these needs might change in the future and under which circumstances
• determine the characteristics of future ITS systems able to address these future needs
• define key performance indicators to enable the effective monitoring and evaluation of such systems for more effective urban freight management.

Work Package 2 consists of three main tasks:

• user needs analysis
• stakeholder consultation - current and future challenges for urban delivery
• system performance scenarios

Related public reports:

• User needs review (pdf, 2.8Mb)
• Focus group report & system performance scenarios (pdf, 1.8Mb)