1. URBe-Log (Urban electronic logistics)
A last-mile logistics national project
PoliTo’s competences:
A. De Marco – Management, Dept. of Management and Production Engineering
G. Perboli – Operations Research, Dept. of Control and Computer Engineering
C. Pronello – Transportation, Dept. of Regional and Urban Studies&Planning

2. Partners Industries SMEs University Telecom Italia SpA SELEX SpA
Iveco SpA
TNT SpA
SMEs
University
Politecnico di Torino, Turin
Scuola Superione Sant’Anna, Pisa
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan

3. Concepts SCOPE OBJECTIVE VALUE
developing and testing an innovative open digital platform
providing services and apps for last-mile logistics in urban settings
aggregating process stakeholders
managing real-time distribution processes from production to delivery
OBJECTIVE
making the last mile delivery process cost-effective, efficient and sustainable
promoting development of advanced real-time services
VALUE
Provides added value services
Simplifies transactions
provides secure dynamic fee payments
Facilitates use of advanced forms of brokering
Enables measurable certification and accreditation for urban freight transport

4. Functions business modeling creating an innovative middleware for
consolidation of loads
sharing of assets (satellite units for pick-up and delivery)
Sharing green urban vehicles
creating an innovative middleware for
integration of open data from heterogeneous sources
ICT services for planning, management and optimization of real-time dynamic routing and fleet management services (based on environment, weather, traffic, public policies, event conditions, etc.)
predictive systems, negotiation and decision support systems
testing of public policies
environmental sustainability via measurement and accreditation of urban logistics distribution players
with low environmental impact (electric and hybrid) to make the process environmentally sustainable and to determine the operating conditions able to encourage the use of innovative vehicles

5. Platform design

6. Work plan

7. Test beds
Genoa Milan Turin

8. Smart City Finance & Technology Program