Understanding the Purchasing Behaviour of a Large Academic Institution and Urban Freight Demand

摘要: Abstract Only in recent years has a conceptual model focussed on the ‘receiver’ end of supply chain been discussed amongst European urban freight researchers even though purchasing for large organisations does certainly have documented and often regulated sustainability agenda. A localised city logistics Delivery Service Plan, within ‘coherent campus strategy’ an academic established at Newcastle University, located centre medium size British city. In order to better understand relationships between delivery services, environment staff attitudes, questionnaire was conducted targeting University staff, addressing all goods be delivered work place. high response rate led new data behaviour. Tentatively we would draw out that qualitative surveys show willingness buying population both suggest embrace alternatives ideas. We can see very small core people raise most orders, as such it should possible influence majority orders through them.