Warehousing trends and challenges in omni-channel logistics
Norrman, Andreas LU and Kembro, Joakim LU
(2017)
The Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic
- Abstract
- Retail companies increasingly shift to an omni-channelstrategy, allowingconsumers tointeract through a single seamless interface of integrated channels. Thisomni-channeltrend put pressure onlogistics and,particularly, warehousing activities, which need tocombinefulfilment ofretail store-replenishment and web-based consumer orders in an effective and efficient way. This explorative study discussestrends and challenges related to omni-channelwarehousing, based on data from 19 Swedish retailers. Differences between retailers perceiving themselves as high performers and low performers are illustrated. The study also highlightscurrent practice versusretailers’ predictions of development over the next... (More)
- Retail companies increasingly shift to an omni-channelstrategy, allowingconsumers tointeract through a single seamless interface of integrated channels. Thisomni-channeltrend put pressure onlogistics and,particularly, warehousing activities, which need tocombinefulfilment ofretail store-replenishment and web-based consumer orders in an effective and efficient way. This explorative study discussestrends and challenges related to omni-channelwarehousing, based on data from 19 Swedish retailers. Differences between retailers perceiving themselves as high performers and low performers are illustrated. The study also highlightscurrent practice versusretailers’ predictions of development over the next fiveyears. (Less)
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- author
- Norrman, Andreas
LU
and Kembro, Joakim
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- Proceedings to Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic.
- pages
- 6 pages
- conference name
- The Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic
- conference location
- Darmstadt, Germany
- conference dates
- 2017-09-25 - 2017-09-26
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 470e2725-2834-4a12-9aa4-bd64bffbf5ea
- alternative location
- https://www.log.tu-darmstadt.de/media/bwl2_ul/icplt/beitraege_1/s2/Warehousing_trends_and_challenges_in_omni-channel_logistics.pdf
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- date last changed
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abstract = {{Retail companies increasingly shift to an omni-channelstrategy, allowingconsumers tointeract through a single seamless interface of integrated channels. Thisomni-channeltrend put pressure onlogistics and,particularly, warehousing activities, which need tocombinefulfilment ofretail store-replenishment and web-based consumer orders in an effective and efficient way. This explorative study discussestrends and challenges related to omni-channelwarehousing, based on data from 19 Swedish retailers. Differences between retailers perceiving themselves as high performers and low performers are illustrated. The study also highlightscurrent practice versusretailers’ predictions of development over the next fiveyears.}},
author = {{Norrman, Andreas and Kembro, Joakim}},
booktitle = {{Proceedings to Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic.}},
language = {{eng}},
title = {{Warehousing trends and challenges in omni-channel logistics}},
url = {{https://www.log.tu-darmstadt.de/media/bwl2_ul/icplt/beitraege_1/s2/Warehousing_trends_and_challenges_in_omni-channel_logistics.pdf}},
year = {{2017}},
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