NOVELOG Toolkit
Basic Information
Language
English
Latest update
Price
Free of charge
Application time
Usually about 5 minutes. Use of the dashboard for other generic information could add another 5 minutes to this time.
Assistance required
No external assistance is required, however the NOVELOG Project is ready to support any users which request it.
Assistance data
The tool does not require data to be added, however as measures are implemented regularly there is a feature for users to add the information / data for their case in order to enrich the database.
Tool type
Method / Approach Option generator Software
Application area
- Analysis, scenarios and measure selection
- Appraisal and assessment
Target Audience
- Medium-sized cities
- Large cities
- Metropolitan regions
Summary
The NOVELOG Toolkit is a decision support tool aiming to assist cities in selecting the most appropriate city logistics measure for implementation in each specific case.
Although each city across the world is unique, there are similarities between cities when considering the logistics parameters affecting the Urban Freight Transport (UFT) environment. In order to help cities identify City Logistics measures and interventions that are suitable to its specific characteristics, the NOVELOG project has developed a tool providing guidance on measure selection.
The NOVELOG Toolkit is based on a large database of previous research and implementation projects undertaken at international and national levels across the EU. The information of these projects and initiatives has been recorded in two important ways: 1) the parameters of the city that affect the UFT environment and 2) the impact of the measures implemented.
The NOVELOG Toolkit has embedded for each case / initiative a set of parameters of the city / area of intervention in relation to UFT, such as the city’s objectives, the problems faced, the morphology, the logistics profile, the UFT markets, the stakeholder groups involved and the nature of implementation.
In addition, the impacts on the environment (CO2 emissions, noise pollution), economy (costs and energy), society (accidents and service level) and mobility (vehicle km, traffic reduction and load factor) are recorded where available.
Good Example
The tool has been used by the cities of the NOVELOG project to identify potential future measures to implement. The toolkit has been available to the public since 5 April 2017 and has been received with interest.
Thematic areas
Urban logistics
- Distribution consolidation schemes
- Fleet management
- Urban freight transport plans
Contacts
NOVELOG Project - CERTH-HIT
Lead of the tool development: NOVELOG
novelogoffice [at] certh.gr
302310498457
