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has been operational since March 2012. Moreover, public funding is being
sought to finance a demonstration of the system. Two cities (Nantes and
Strasbourg) are interested and negotiations were carried out in mid-2012.
• There were notable problems related to the organizational risks of the project
and its continuity, mainly due to the different visions of the project partners.
Consensus and negotiation have proved essential to overcome the tensions and
allow the project to advance.
• The technological problems were related to delays in the development of the
information system and incompatibility of data transmission. The pace of the
project was slowed down because of computer programming and algorithmic
calibration, and consequently the partners in charge of the evaluation were
allowed a deadline extension of four months.
• The risks related to policies, processes and current practices did not give rise to
any problems due to the strong technological aspects of the projects. The
demonstration phase and the discussion with public authorities and private
companies will be essential to identify and control them.
• The risks related to the impact of the systems in the current and future opera-
tions are now well-estimated and will be taken into account in the demonstration
phase.
The risks of dependence are difficult to estimate for the time being, as they can
only be identified during the demonstration phase. After the R&D phase has been
completed, the main aspects of an operational logistics sharing system can be
defined. We summarize them below:
• The press distribution sector is being restructured in France, and Presstalis'
share fell from 80 % of demand in 2009 to about 65 % in 2011. Moreover, new
competitors are expected to enter the market, so the press sector will not be as
profitable as before. A logistics sharing system will help Presstalis to better
manage their resources and give the company a strategic position as an urban
delivery specialist,on a par with postal companies.
• The operational system needs a group of companies, or a form of consortium.
This community would represent an important lobby, with a good environ-
mental profile (the main goal of the system is to reduce costs, congestion and
pollution).
• By taking a stand for collaboration, Presstalis seeks the opportunity to surpass
the Urban Consolidation Centre concept (Ville et al.
2012
). With the decline of
this idea (only 15 of more than 100 projects are currently operational in Europe,
and less than 10 have attained real financial equilibrium), the logistics sharing
solution can be an example for other applications in urban and long-distance
logistics and freight transport.
Finally, concerning the Enterprise Solutions module, a dashboard has been
designed. Several stakeholders have participated in its design and divided it into
three spheres and five categories. The spheres are: economic indicators, quality
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