Workshop on Urban Freight Transport

WORKSHOP-Urban-Freight-Transport-afiche-webEl próximo jueves 16 y viernes 17 se realizará el Workshop on Urban Freight Transport, una iniciativa conjunta de CEDEUS y del CoE-SUFS (Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems), que tiene como objetivo discutir sobre aspectos de logística urbana. El taller es organizado por el investigador del cluster Acceso y Movilidad Ricardo Giesen y se desarrollará en la Facultad de Ingeniería UC, Campus San Joaquín.
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 Day 1 (October 16, 2014): Auditorio San Agustín

Campus San Joaquín, Pontificia Universidad Católica

Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul

08:30 – 09:00: Inaugural Function

09:00 – 09:15: Coffee Break

09:15 – 12:00: Session 1 – Urban Freight Systems – Needs and Issues (15 – 20 min talks each followed by Q&A)

José Holguín-Veras, Director of CoE-SUFS – “Urban Freight System and the Role of Governance”
Álvaro Román, Gerente de Transporte, Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU)
Mario Cofré, Sub Gerente de Logística, Melón Hormigones S.A.
Pablo Hervias, Gerente de Distribución y Logística, Socofar S.A
Sebastián Suárez, VAS Capacity Management DHL
Gerente de Operador Logístico 3PL
Alexis Michea, Jefe de la División de Desarrollo Logístico del Ministerio de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones

12:00 – 12:15: Coffee Break

12:15 – 14:00: Session 2 – International Experience and Case Studies

The Off-hour delivery project in New York City – José Holguín-Veras (RPI)
Urban Consolidation Centers – Russell Thompson (U. of Auckland)
Lessons from the London Olympic Games (videoconference) – Michael Browne (U. of Westminster)

14:00 – 15:00: Lunch

15:00 – 16:00: Session 3 – Public Sector Policies and Initiatives – Johanna Amaya

General overview of public interventions
Supply related policies
Vehicle and traffic related policies
Pricing, incentives and taxation policies
Logistical Management policies
Demand related policies

16:00 – 17:00: Session 4 – Panel Discussion on Way Forward for Freight System Initiatives in Chile
José Holguín-Veras, Ricardo Giesen, Alexis Michea, Industry Representative

Day 2 (October 17, 2014): Sala de Usos Múltiples
Campus San Joaquín, Pontificia Universidad Católica
Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Macul

09:00 – 10:45: Session 5 – Freight Systems Modelling and Technological Solutions – Part 1
Freight Generation and Freight Trip Generation – Miguel Jaller (UC Davis)
Urban Freight Tour Models – José Holguín-Veras (RPI)
Origin-Destination Synthesis – José Holguín-Veras (RPI)

10:45 – 11:00: Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:45: Session 6 – Freight Systems Modelling and Technological Solutions – Part 2

Research in Behavioral Modeling – Jose Holguin-Veras (RPI)
Urban Behavioral Microsimulation – Miguel Jaller (UC Davis)
Rescheduling work activities – Wilfredo Yushimito (UAI)

12:45 – 14:00: Lunch

14:00 – 15:30: Session 7 – Freight Systems Modelling and Technological Solutions – Part 3
Optimization and monitoring of last-mile dispatching operations – Ricardo Giesen (PUC)
Vehicle Routing and Scheduling: Developments and Applications in Urban Distributions – Russell Thompson (U. of Auckland)
Andrés Bronfman (UNAB)

15:30 – 16:00: Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:00: Panel Discussion on Way Forward for Freight System Research in Chile

José Holguín-Veras, Angelo Cherubini, Mabel Leva, Ricardo Giesen, Wilfredo Yushimito

17:00 – 17:10: Closing Ceremony