TITLE: Study of barriers for the use of drones in the last mile logistics
AUTHORS: Snežana Tadić, Ljubica Radovanović, Mladen Krstić, Miloš Veljović
ABSTRACT: Effective last mile (LM) delivery is critical to efficient functioning of supply chains. In addition to speed and cost of delivery, environmental and social sustainability are increasingly important factors in last mile logistics (LML), especially in urban areas. Sustainable solutions involve application of various modern technologies. Autonomous vehicles and drones have attracted special attention of researchers in recent years, with their vast application potential. Despite potential benefits of deployment in LML, future of drone logistics is uncertain due to a number of barriers. Aim of this study is barriers analysis, evaluation and ranking, to identify those that prevent wider application of drones in LM to the greatest extent. For solving the defined problem this study used the fuzzy Delphi ANP (fuzzy DANP). Results indicate that the most critical barriers to implementation are lack of regulations, drone tracking, drone owners’ liability and obstacle and collision avoidance. Higher perceived risk and short flight range are of lesser impact. The contribution of this study is in the fact that the analysis of barriers to the implementation of drones is assessed from different perspectives and interests of different stakeholders, which represents a new approach compared to previous research in this field.
KEYWORDS: drone logistics, barrier analysis, last mile, city logistics, fuzzy Delphi, fuzzy ANP
PAGES: 53-62
DOI: 10.59478/ATCT.2023.8