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Research
We transform global challenges into real solutions through high-impact collaborative projects.
How does collaboration turn research into real-world impact?
At ZLC, we view research as a transformative tool to solve real-world challenges in the logistics sector. As a member of the MIT Global SCALE Network—a world-renowned alliance for supply chain research and education—we actively participate in projects funded at regional, national, and international levels. These projects are carried out both independently and in collaboration with universities, companies, and public institutions.
Our projects focus on key areas such as sustainability, process digitalization, urban mobility, risk management, and resource planning. We collaborate with European organizations such as Horizon Europe, with the Government of Aragón, and with the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, as well as with major multinationals and innovative SMEs.
Through this work, we transfer knowledge to the productive sector and position Zaragoza as a leading logistics hub in Europe.
ZLC Research Projects
Take a look at some of the projects we have developed or are currently working on within our strategic lines.
Consolidating Logistics Excellence in Horizon Europe
ZLC’s Research Office has demonstrated exceptional capacity in managing European projects, from proposal preparation to final justification. Its strategy is based on increasing participation and diversifying calls, capitalizing on the cross-cutting nature of logistics and supply chain, which has enabled...
PUNTOLOCKER - Smart Delivery and Return Solutions in Rural Areas
The PuntoLocker project aims to research and validate a modular system of intelligent lockers specifically designed for rural areas, with the goal of improving logistics efficiency and access to distribution services in these environments. This innovative solution is proposed as...
Urban mobility cultures in transition: Socio-spatial implications of transformative practices
The interaction between individual choices to address mobility demands and the structural components of cities (e.g., land use and transport system) results in specific urban mobility cultures, which can be different across cities, regions, and countries. To varying degrees, those...
Skills Alliance for the Green, Digital and Social Transformation of the Energy Intensive Industries
Skills4EII project will uptake the results of the European Steel Skills Alliance (ESSA) and the Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis (SPIRE-SAIS) and further develop them within the project aligned with the Large-Scale Partnership Energy Intensive Industries (LSP EII) under the...
Research initiative for Enhancing and Adapting Workforce Skills for Implementing Transport Automation with Employment Growth
RESKILLING envisions to implement a strategic approach, which will empower the workforce and businesses of Europe's mobility (of people and goods) sector, to effectively cope with the changes in the sector from CCAM deployment, but also to actively participate in...
Social and Spatiotemporal Effects of the Digitalization of Activities in Urban Accessibility Planning
eRBANITY addresses an important socio-geographical challenge: analyzing the social and spatiotemporal effects of transport accessibility to major urban activities in a highly digitalized society. Specifically, eRBANITY aims to explore the competitive dynamics between electronic activities (e.g., teleworking, e-commerce, or electronic...
Transport resilience against cyber and non-cyber events to prevent network disruptions
While it is by nature a large-scale interconnected and interdependent system to efficiently move people and goods, its complexity also makes it more vulnerable in the event of a disruption and generates economic impact on a European scale. Due to...
Safe, ClimAte Resilient Infrastructure
SAFARI’s project aims to develop a generic digital platform for resilient port infrastructure, connected to large port communities, facing extreme weather events, with emergency management modules fed by operational, maintenance and analytical modules. The implementation of the SAFARI project will...
MEDiterranean COllaborative LOgistics for the URban Space
Climate change is the foremost worldwide challenge. Among those contributing factors, some of the most pressing include congestion, which costs the European economy €100 billion per year- 1% of its GDP, air pollution, affecting people’s health, and transport emissions (those...
Grants for research of Excellence, Ramón y Cajal program 2022 for talent development, attraction and retention
Ramón y Cajal funding program has the objective to train new generations of researchers through their incorporation into the university, scientific and industry sectors, as well as the mobility of researchers in the public and private sectors. Candidates are selected...
Resilient Industry Supply Chain Enhancement for SMEs
RISE-SME aims at developing a model that can assist companies in detecting and anticipating disruptions in their supply chains. The main outcome of RISE-SME is to build a methodology for different industrial ecosystems, that can identify disruptions and technological opportunities...
Sustainable Circular Economy Transition: From Industrial Symbiosis to Hubs for Circularity
Existing heavily industrialized areas are currently incapable of adopting large-scale industrial symbioses in terms of shared technology/infrastructure use, waste integration, energy and material utilization, as well as expanding through surrounding ecosystems in an inclusive manner for the society despite many...
