@inproceedings{TrottvonViebahnAufderLandwehr2021,
  author    = {Maik Trott and Christoph von Viebahn and Marvin Auf der Landwehr},
  title     = {Towards A More Sustainable Future? Simulating the Environmental Impact of Online and Offline Grocery Supply Chains},
  series = {2020 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC)},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  isbn      = {978-1-7281-9499-8},
  issn      = {1558-4305},
  doi       = {10.25968/opus-2152},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-21529},
  pages     = {1218 -- 1229},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The negative effects of traffic, such as air quality problems and road congestion, put a strain on the infrastructure of cities and high-populated areas. A potential measure to reduce these negative effects are grocery home deliveries (e-grocery), which can bundle driving activities and, hence, result in decreased traffic and related emission outputs. Several studies have investigated the potential impact of e-grocery on traffic in various last-mile contexts. However, no holistic view on the sustainability of e-grocery across the entire supply chain has yet been proposed. Therefore, this paper presents an agent-based simulation to assess the impact of the e-grocery supply chain compared to the stationary one in terms of mileage and different emission outputs. The simulation shows that a high e-grocery utilization rate can aid in decreasing total driving distances by up to 255 \% relative to the optimal value as well as CO 2 emissions by up to 50 \%.},
  language  = {en}
}