Download or read book Logistics Strategies for the Digitalization of FMCG Retailing written by Florian Loeßer and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis analyzes the growing market for groceries ordered via the internet and being delivered to the customer. The turnover of the online grocery market in Germany in 2015 increased by 19 percent compared to 2014, reaching EUR 736 million. Nevertheless, online grocery providers are struggling due to the logistical and operational challenges of last-mile distribution - in particular, because the German customer is very hesitant to order food online. Therefore, online grocery providers are trying different approaches, varying from delivery services and drivein supermarkets to refrigerated pickup stations, in order find out which service is economically efficient and meets customer demand. This study uses the data from a self-conducted survey of 205 internet users and analyzes potential target groups and the respondents' willingness to use online grocery, with the focus on delivery services and refrigerated pickup stations. The research techniques applied for the analysis of the findings compromise descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and logistic regression analyses. The findings indicate a generally positive attitude towards online grocery. Nevertheless, the majority will keep on shopping for groceries in the traditional way, but online grocery can be used as an additional service for the customer. Furthermore, the findings demonstrate that a delivery service is the preferred service compared to pickup stations. Consequently, the results suggest that online grocery will be of importance in the near future and can be used by traditional stakeholders in the food sector to gain a competitive advantage in a highly contested market, especially by integrating pickup stations into the existing delivery service infrastructure in order to provide customers with a unique service.

Download or read book Performance Management in Retail and the Consumer Goods Industry written by Michael Buttkus and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers essential insights into various management concepts for retail and consumer packaged goods companies. Addressing a range of topics in the field of performance management, it presents concepts for management control, management reporting, planning & forecasting, as well as digitization-related aspects. The contributing authors share valuable lessons learned from real-world consulting projects and present innovative approaches to successful and effective management control at retail and consumer packaged goods companies.

Download or read book Consumer Logistics written by Peter J. Rimmer and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital technology has changed the way we work, socialize, shop, play and learn. This book offers a stimulating exploration of how digitization has begun transforming the prevailing global logistics system into a self-service and sharing economy, and ultimately provides a vision of the monumental changes likely to overflow into the business landscape.

Download or read book The Digital Transformation of Logistics written by Johannes Kern and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The digital transformation is in full swing and fundamentally changes how we live, work, and communicate with each other. From retail to finance, many industries see an inflow of new technologies, disruption through innovative platform business models, and employees struggling to cope with the significant shifts occurring. This Fourth Industrial Revolution is predicted to also transform Logistics and Supply Chain Management, with delivery systems becoming automated, smart networks created everywhere, and data being collected and analyzed universally. The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution provides a holistic overview of this vital subject clouded by buzz, hype, and misinformation. The book is divided into three themed-sections: Technologies such as self-driving cars or virtual reality are not only electrifying science fiction lovers anymore, but are also increasingly presented as cure-all remedies to supply chain challenges. In The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the authors peel back the layers of excitement that have grown around new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Blockchain or Cloud computing, and show use cases that give a glimpse about the fascinating future we can expect. Platforms that allow businesses to centrally acquire and manage their logistics services disrupt an industry that has been relationship-based for centuries. The authors discuss smart contracts, which are one of the most exciting applications of Blockchain, Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings for freight procurement, where numerous data sources can be integrated and decision-making processes automated, and marine terminal operating systems as an integral node for shipments. In The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, insights are shared into the cold chain industry where companies respond to increasing quality demands, and how European governments are innovatively responding to challenges of cross-border eCommerce. People are a vital element of the digital transformation and must be on board to drive change. The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution explains how executives can create sustainable impact and how competencies can be managed in the digital age - especially for sales executives who require urgent upskilling to remain relevant. Best practices are shared for organizational culture change, drawing on studies among senior leaders from the US, Singapore, Thailand, and Australia, and for managing strategic alliances with logistics service providers to offset risks and create cross-functional, cross-company transparency. The Digital Transformation of Logistics: Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution provides realistic insights, a ready-to-use knowledge base, and a working vocabulary about current activities and emerging trends of the Logistics industry. Intended readers are supply chain professionals working for manufacturing, trading, and freight forwarding companies as well as students and all interested parties.

Download or read book FMCG Distribution Challenges Workable Solutions written by Manal Haddad and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FMCG companies today face immense distribution related challenges owing to the complex supply chain structures and intense competition. Surviving is impossible without continuous distribution channel innovation. Companies with exceptional quality distribution systems are able to outperform their competitors, being able to provide higher customer satisfaction, while the rest perish. Some of the topics covered in this book include effective distribution channel strategy and its importance, distribution channel issues and challenges, real-life case studies relating to management and solution of distribution channel challenges, and much more.

Download or read book Logistics And Retail Management insights Into Current Practice And Trends From Leading Experts written by John Fernie and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-01-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1980s witnessed the first step - change in managing the logistics function when stock centralization, contracting out and investment in technologies made a massive impact. The 1990s have experienced further changes that have been mainly concerned with incremental improvements and relationship changes. Academic researchers and industry specialists share their research into retail logistics providing a state-of-the-art report on the key issues. Logistics and Retail Management: Insights into Current Practice and Trends from Leading Experts covers changes in retail distribution and the recent transformation of retail logistics features company profiles of Safeway and Tesco, two of the most respected grocery logistics operations in the UK. It also discusses the internationalization of retailing and its impact on logistics strategy and proves that logistics excellence provides a fundamental competitive advantage.

Download or read book Building the Digital Enterprise written by Mark Skilton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The digital economy is at a tipping point. This practical book defines digital ecosystems, discusses digital design using converging technologies of social networking, mobility, big data and cloud computing, and provides a methods for linking digital technologies together to meet the challenges of building a digital enterprise in the new economy.

Download or read book Logistics and Retail Management written by John Fernie and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 21st century has witnessed important changes in retail logistics. Supply chain managers are presented with key challenges as retailers have recognised the strategic role that supply chains play in cost reduction and customer service. The 4th edition of Logistics and Retail Management has been substantially updated to take account of these recent developments in retail logistics. Logistics and Retail Management provides the most up-to-date thinking in retail supply chain management, reflecting the changing needs of the global marketplace and the challenges faced by retailers in the 21st century. With contributions from acclaimed academics and practitioners, it covers global logistics, fashion logistics, e-logistics and green supply chains. The 4th edition features brand new chapters on supply chain management in international fashion and corporate social responsibility in the textile supply chain.

Download or read book Pathway of digital transformation in logistics written by Junge, Anna Lisa and published by Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research study “Pathway of Digital Transformation in Logistics” deals with today’s logistics challenges, which are increasing speed and the integration of real-time information for data-driven services, implementing new organizational and leadership structures as well as the need for finding approaches for cooperation with new actors such as start-ups or tech companies. Therefore, the study examines four thematic building blocks central to current developments in logistics: technologies, including platforms, and data-driven services as tools and leadership and organization, as well as open innovation as enablers. The research approach is twofold. First, we investigate the four topics by means of an online questionnaire answered by 120 international participants. Second, a Delphi workshop with 32 logistics experts from industry and LSP reveals further evaluations of success factors and barriers for future developments in logistics. The study describes findings how companies move forward on the path of digital transformation towards smart logistics by presenting and discussing best practice concepts and future developments in logistics. Die Forschungsstudie "Pathway of Digital Transformation in Logistics" beschäftigt sich mit aktuellen Herausforderungen in der Logistik: zunehmende Geschwindigkeit und die Integration von Echtzeitdaten für datengetriebene Services, Implementierung neuer Organisations- und Führungsstrukturen sowie die Notwendigkeit, Ansätze für die Zusammenarbeit mit neuen Akteuren wie Start-ups oder Technologieunternehmen zu finden. Daher untersucht die Studie vier thematische Bausteine, die für aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Logistik zentral sind: Technologien, einschließlich Plattformen, und datengesteuerte Services als Werkzeuge und Führung und Organisation sowie Open Innovation als Enabler. Der Forschungsansatz ist zweigeteilt. Zunächst untersuchen wir die vier Themen anhand eines Online-Fragebogens, der von 120 internationalen Teilnehmenden beantwortet wurde. Zweitens ergibt ein Delphi-Workshop mit 32 Logistikexpert/innen aus Industrie und Logistikdienstleistung weitere Erkenntnisse über Barrieren und Erfolgsfaktoren für zukünftige Entwicklungen in der Logistik. Die Studie präsentiert Ergebnisse, wie Unternehmen auf dem Weg der digitalen Transformation zur intelligenten Logistik voranschreiten, indem sie Best-Practice-Konzepte und zukünftige Entwicklungen in der Logistik vorstellt und diskutiert.

Download or read book Logistics 4 0 written by Turan Paksoy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial revolutions have impacted both, manufacturing and service. From the steam engine to digital automated production, the industrial revolutions have conduced significant changes in operations and supply chain management (SCM) processes. Swift changes in manufacturing and service systems have led to phenomenal improvements in productivity. The fast-paced environment brings new challenges and opportunities for the companies that are associated with the adaptation to the new concepts such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber Physical Systems, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, cyber security, data analytics, block chain and cloud technology. These emerging technologies facilitated and expedited the birth of Logistics 4.0. Industrial Revolution 4.0 initiatives in SCM has attracted stakeholders’ attentions due to it is ability to empower using a set of technologies together that helps to execute more efficient production and distribution systems. This initiative has been called Logistics 4.0 of the fourth Industrial Revolution in SCM due to its high potential. Connecting entities, machines, physical items and enterprise resources to each other by using sensors, devices and the internet along the supply chains are the main attributes of Logistics 4.0. IoT enables customers to make more suitable and valuable decisions due to the data-driven structure of the Industry 4.0 paradigm. Besides that, the system’s ability of gathering and analyzing information about the environment at any given time and adapting itself to the rapid changes add significant value to the SCM processes. In this peer-reviewed book, experts from all over the world, in the field present a conceptual framework for Logistics 4.0 and provide examples for usage of Industry 4.0 tools in SCM. This book is a work that will be beneficial for both practitioners and students and academicians, as it covers the theoretical framework, on the one hand, and includes examples of practice and real world.

Download or read book Managing Supply Chain Risk and Disruptions Post COVID 19 written by Aravind Raj Sakthivel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the effect of COVID-19 on the global supply chain. Eminent researchers, practitioners, and professors discuss the challenges faced by supply chain providers and supply chain strategies related to various global, retail, fast moving consumer goods, humanitarian, pharmaceutical, and agricultural supply chains. This book also suggests the resilient approach adopted by supply chain organizations for quick recovery and re-establishing their networks. This book helps the readers explore the pandemic's impact on the supply chain and rebuilding the same using suitable approaches.

Download or read book Impact of Category Management Practices on Performance of FMCG Supply Chains written by James W. Hamister and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation investigates the impact of Category Management practices on the performance of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chains. Category Management is a retail industry initiative that was introduced, by Marketing professionals, as part the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) initiative in the early 1990's. Category Management is defined as the distributor/supplier process of managing categories as strategic business units, producing enhanced business results by focusing on delivering consumer value (Blattberg & Fox, 1995). Some of the expected benefits of Category Management are improved responsiveness to consumer needs, better performing mix of products at the SKU level, improved merchandizing effectiveness through combined retailer and manufacturer knowledge, and achieving a more entrepreneurial approach by organizing categories as strategic business units. Somewhat independently, Operations Management professionals have sought to improve the performance of retailers through the application of supply chain management initiatives, with seemingly little overlap with Category Management efforts. Supply chain initiatives include measures such as strategic alliances and partnering with key suppliers, coordinated inventory management, vendor management inventory (VMI), and the use of electronic data interchange (EDI) technology, etc. In recent years, Marketing researchers have begun to study Category Management practices and their impact on retail industry performance. In supply chain research, however, to the best of our knowledge there have been no studies so far on the possible impact of Category Management on retail supply chains. Thus a major objective of this research is to close the gap and investigate retail industry performance in an integrated manner, synthesizing Marketing and Supply Chain Management research. Supply chains dealing with fast moving consumer goods face interesting challenges. They are known to be dynamic contexts, requiring fast response to changing tastes and buying habits of consumers, as well as supporting broad variety of end products. These supply chains are becoming more globally dispersed as well, introducing many operational challenges in maintaining high levels of responsiveness. This is also an important sector of the economy, both in terms of employment and impact on consumers. For these reasons, we believe that this sector merits more careful attention. In order to better understand the relationship between Category Management and Supply Chain Integration, a theoretical model is developed linking the two, along with the global structural characteristics of FMCG supply chains, controlling for product and market characteristics. The supply chain management practices construct is defined as comprising strategic-level initiatives such as establishment of strategic supplier partnerships, integration intensity, information sharing, information quality, etc. The complexity of the supply chain structure is defined in terms of the horizontal structure, vertical structure, horizontal position, and a new construct termed as global dispersion. The construct Category Management practices is defined to include intensity of CM efforts, category captain resources, retailer category resources and category plan implementation. This is generally consistent with early Marketing research such as Gooner (2001). This covers activities such as the intensity of merchandising activities as well as the merchandizing resources (consumer information, promotional budgets, etc.) contributed by both suppliers and the retailer. These variables are chosen to represent the level of implementation of both Category Management and supply chain management initiatives among the trading partners. The dependent variables comprise retailer performance (defined as the combination of several retailer financial and market share performance measures), category captain performance, as well as supplier performance consisting of elements such as quality, cost, flexibility, delivery, and prompt response. The structural model developed suggests several testable hypotheses and relationships. The major hypotheses are that, first, increased adoption of category management elements may be positively related to supply chain performance. Second, increased adoption of the various supply chain management initiatives may also be positively related to supply chain performance, mediated by increased supplier partnering. This dissertation has several theoretical and managerial objectives. First, a theoretical model describing the relationship spanning two research streams in the operations management and marketing areas is developed. Second, this research empirically validates the theoretical model through survey research specifically in the FMCG sector. The FMCG sector is important to the US economy, but has received relatively insufficient attention. Third, this research may also offer practical guidance to retailers and suppliers within the FMCG sector for improving performance, with implications for both consumer satisfaction and increased firm performance. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).

Download or read book The Supporting Role of Logistics during the Early Stage of Retail Internationalisation written by Linnea Haag and published by Linköping University Electronic Press. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retail internationalisation refers to the establishment of retailers into foreign sales markets and is an important success factor for many retail chains. Logistics has been acknowledged as an important prerequisite and key component of retail internationalisation, enabling physical distribution to new foreign markets as well as ensuring customer satisfaction in terms of on-time delivery and product availability. Despite the recognition of logistics, logistics managers struggle to adapt their logistics organisation and operations in order to efficiently and effectively support retail internationalisation due to the complexity of operating in multiple markets. Previous research seldom mentions how logistics supports retail internationalisation, especially when retail chains are at the beginning of their retail-internationalisation journey. By exploring the supporting role of logistics during the early stage of retail internationalisation, retailers can better understand how logistics organisation and operations can be organised in order to successfully expand into foreign sales markets. Therefore, the purpose of this licentiate thesis is to: Explore the supporting role of logistics during the early stage of retail internationalisation. This licentiate thesis is based on an abductive, multiple-case-study approach that combines empirical data with literature in an iterative process in order to explore the supporting role of logistics during the early stage of retail internationalisation. The selected case companies were three large-sized Swedish retail chains that have recently established themselves into nearby foreign sales markets. The findings of this licentiate thesis suggest that logistics plays both a reactive and a proactive supporting role during the early stage of retail internationalisation. The reactive supporting role refers to logistics that adapts to predetermined conditions set by the retail company’s top management team. As a reactive supporter, the logistics organisation is typically involved at an operational level and scales up its logistics operations in order to supply multiple markets. Beyond its reactive role, logistics can also play a proactive supporting role. This refers to its involvement at a strategic level within the retail company where it can influence the conditions of retail internationalisation. When logistics is involved more proactively, its operations can become better aligned with the other company operations involved in retail internationalisation. Furthermore, proactive logistics support enables more efficient and effective logistics that can better cope with increased complexity as well as more effectively keeping track of logistics costs. In addition to these findings, the importance of top management has been identified as a key aspect of proactive logistics support. More specifically, logistics competence within the top management team enables logistics to be prioritised at a strategic level and to be better integrated during retail internationalisation, including during individual establishments into new markets. The findings also suggest that the importance of logistics increases over time during retail internationalisation. The more markets the retailer enters, the more important efficient logistics becomes in order to deal with both complexity and logistics costs. By involving proactive logistics from the start of retail internationalisation, retail chains can more efficiently and effectively establish into and operate within foreign sales markets, which in turn supports a sustainable retail internationalisation. One of the main academic contributions of this licentiate thesis has been to study logistics in the specific context of retail internationalisation, which has previously not been researched in any great detail. In addition, logistics has often been studied as a static aspect, but in this thesis it is studied from a dynamic perspective in order to understand how its supporting role changes over time during the early stage of retail internationalisation. Another important contribution is that the role of logistics has been studied from both a strategic and an operational level, as previous research has mostly focused on the strategic level of logistics related to retail internationalisation. In terms of practical contributions, this licentiate thesis clarifies the logistics characteristics and supply-chain capabilities that support the early stage of retail internationalisation. This licentiate thesis can also help practitioners to better prepare their logistics organisation and logistics operations for a future retail internationalisation, as well as helping them to avoid making logistical mistakes during the early stage of retail internationalisation.

Download or read book Omni Channel Retailing and Its Requirements in the Supply Chain written by Carina Sauter and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1,1, IE Business School, Madrid, course: Production & Supply Chain Management, language: English, abstract: This thesis is a description of the state of the art of the Omnichannel retail strategy with a focus on the changes necessary in supply chain design. Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive overview on omnichannel retailing that can serve as a first source of information for companies thinking about adapting this strategy. There is no single external source that combines the description of omnichannel retailing with details of how to implement this strategy yet, so this thesis makes it significantly easier for retailers to familiarize with the topic and get impulses for further research. The introduction shows the developments that led to the strategic move, which eases understanding the concept and its purpose. The thesis finds that technological innovations, changing shopping behavior, increasing expectations, and intensifying online competition were the major drivers affecting this shift. It continues to describe the common omnichannel initiatives before it gets into more detail on what supply chain and logistics changes are necessary to support them. First, it shows that the application of RFID technology and IT platforms creates an end-to-end transparent supply chain, which delivers the core capability to pursue this strategy: complete inventory visibility. Second, the solutions to improve fulfillment speed are presented. Both upgrades in order processing inside the warehouse and innovative last mile solutions are discussed in detail. Describing the benefits of omnichannel retailing, the paper shows that it perfectly meets the requirements of today’s retailers. Not only does the strategy improve profitability and productivity, it also helps them meet expectations, learn more about their customers and use this knowledge to sustainably compete in the market. It also finds that there are significant challenges to overcome before reaping these benefits. Large investments and added complexity need to be faced during setup and a non-aligned organization and the inability to engage employees are major problems during execution. As the retail environment evolves at a rapid pace, the paper finally presents strategies for companies that have fully developed omnichannel capabilities. These ensure that retailers can also compete once omnichannel is the new normal.

Download or read book The Digital Supply Chain written by Bart L. MacCarthy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Digital Supply Chain is a thorough investigation of the underpinning technologies, systems, platforms and models that enable the design, management, and control of digitally connected supply chains. The book examines the origin, emergence and building blocks of the Digital Supply Chain, showing how and where the virtual and physical supply chain worlds interact. It reviews the enabling technologies that underpin digitally controlled supply chains and examines how the discipline of supply chain management is affected by enhanced digital connectivity, discussing purchasing and procurement, supply chain traceability, performance management, and supply chain cyber security. The book provides a rich set of cases on current digital practices and challenges across a range of industrial and business sectors including the retail, textiles and clothing, the automotive industry, food, shipping and international logistics, and SMEs. It concludes with research frontiers, discussing network science for supply chain analysis, challenges in Blockchain applications and in digital supply chain surveillance, as well as the need to re-conceptualize supply chain strategies for digitally transformed supply chains.

Download or read book Transforming Industry using Digital Twin Technology written by Ashutosh Mishra and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the 6th CIRP Sponsored International Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology written by George Q. Huang and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-12 with total page 1754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Proceedings volume contains articles presented at the CIRP-Sponsored Inter- tional Conference on Digital Enterprise Technology (DET2009) that takes place December 14–16, 2009 in Hong Kong. This is the 6th DET conference in the series and the first to be held in Asia. Professor Paul Maropoulos initiated, hosted and chaired the 1st International DET Conference held in 2002 at the University of D- ham. Since this inaugural first DET conference, DET conference series has been s- cessfully held in 2004 at Seattle, Washington USA, in 2006 at Setubal Portugal, in 2007 at Bath England, and in 2008 at Nantes France. The DET2009 conference continues to bring together International expertise from the academic and industrial fields, pushing forward the boundaries of research kno- edge and best practice in digital enterprise technology for design and manufacturing, and logistics and supply chain management. Over 120 papers from over 10 countries have been accepted for presentation at DET2009 and inclusion in this Proceedings volume after stringent refereeing process. On behalf of the organizing and program committees, the Editors are grateful to the many people who have made DET2009 possible: to the authors and presenters, es- cially the keynote speakers, to those who have diligently reviewed submissions, to members of International Scientific Committee, Organizing Committee and Advisory Committes, and to colleagues for their hard work in sorting out all the arrangements. We would also like to extend our gratitude to DET2009 sponsors, co-organizers, and supporting organizations.