Data Roadmap for Last Mile Sustainability

The final leg of e-commerce deliveries, often referred to as the "last mile," carries a significant environmental impact. While carbon data analysis tools, such as, carbon emission forecasting tools offer meaningful insights into understanding and mitigating this impact, their effectiveness hinges on the quality, availability, and granularity of data. This research project proposes data recommendations for last-mile sustainability, acknowledging the nuances inherent in such initiatives. By integrating transportation-related metrics and operational data from delivery facilities, the project seeks to enhance the accuracy and availability of last mile carbon emission forecasts. The research consists of three primary components: data source analysis, development of a carbon emission forecasting tool, and drafting last mile sustainability data recommendations. We developed tools for carbon data analysis to assess the impact of last mile activity variables and predict carbon emission using both process and business-level data. Through this approach, we aim to provide actionable insights to support sustainability efforts within the last mile delivery sector.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Sloan School of Management

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Vaidya, Sajiree Vivek

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Simchi-Levi, David
• Graves, Stephen

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright retained by author(s)

Licence dc:rights.uri

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/156002

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/156002