2022 Volume 77 Issue 5 Pages I_9-I_19
This paper discusses the value of infrastructures that support efficient urban logistics, from the perspective of the consumers convenience for shopping and inventory management of firms. First, from the perspective of inventory management, I explain that infrastructures that support urban logistics have a close relation with the location of stores and distribution centers of retailers as well as the consumers’ convenience. Then, I discuss that the investment in infrastructures that improve the efficiency of urban logistics can prompt the investment in distribution centers in the suburbs and increase the number of stores in the city, thereby improving the consumers convenience for shopping.
