... for retailers facing disruptive scenarios (Jum’a et al., 2023), driving improvements in their methods of collecting and delivering goods (Yuen et al., 2019). Last-mile delivery presents a significant logistical challenge due to an increasingly personalised shopping experience (Zhou et...

...Nathalie Silva; Fredrik Nilsson Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine the role of logistics and packaging in home-delivery of food and groceries and identify opportunities for sustainable packaging logistics innovations that can enable competitive advantages for retail actors...

... be beneficial in disentangling complex systems, they are still scarce in the omni-channel literature (Chandra and Grabis, 2007 ; Marchet et al., 2018 ; Lim and Srai, 2018). Firstly, although the few attempts on elucidating LM practices help understand some key logistics parameters...

... and quantifies the fulfilment time advantage that Amazon has achieved, relative to other online retailers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate three research questions: what is the overall mean fulfilment time difference between the new logistics designs of Amazon and the alternative designs of other...

...Joakim Kembro; Andreas Norrman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the current trends, implications and challenges of information systems (IS) related to omni-channel logistics. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory survey study is conducted with 23 Swedish retail companies...

... performance. However, results revealed that the relationship between warehouse waste reduction level and business performance was mediated by warehouse operational performance and distribution performance. The developed instrument provides a guide for logistics managers as to understand how to reduce...

...Ismail Abushaikha This paper makes several contributions. It fills a gap in our understanding of how logistics clusters may contribute to improved distribution capabilities and provides a qualitative case study on logistics clustering in an emerging market. Insights and theories from...

...Katsuyoshi Takashima; Changju Kim Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate retailers’ power-dependence management through the lens of supply chain diversification, and explore how it is linked to their logistic arrangements in managing suppliers and their retail performance...

...Maria Björklund; Helena Forslund; Maria Persdotter Isaksson Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and illustrate ways in which the world’s largest retailers describe their logistics-related environmental considerations, their environmental indicators applied to measure the effects...

... presented in order to underline the heuristic effectiveness and to point out possible future research opportunities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Logistics Material handling Multi-item inventory Storage policies Warehouse management According to several studies, capital...

..., matching demand and supply from a long‐ to short‐term perspective and from supplier to customer. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Supply chain management Retailing Retail supply chain management Supply chain planning Logistics Hierarchical planning The increasing competitive...

...Erik Sandberg Purpose Logistics scholars, as well as strategic management scholars, have in recent years shown that capabilities in logistics and supply chain management may be the foundation for a company's sustainable competitive advantage. It can be argued that beside product‐, production...

... explicitly or implicitly assumes use of direct S&D models, this article specifically addresses problems arising from an SME's employment of an indirect model and its loss of direct contact with consumers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Controlling Inventory management Logistics...

...Daniel Hellström; Fredrik Nilsson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe the strategic potential of logistics‐driven packaging innovation in retail supply chains, and suggest propositions for further research and development, providing practitioners with a better basis...

...Dominique Bonet; Gilles Paché Purpose The paper attempts to determine whether decision‐makers in the manufacturing and retailing industry really wish to implement cooperative logistical relationships in the long term. Design/methodology/approach In order to answer the question, the authors...

.... The following three sections are summaries from the situation analysis. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Distribution Strategy Logistics Customer service Channel management Denmark After its annual general meeting in September 2001, the management of GASA Group Denmark (GGD) realized that time...

... on the Internet and delivering to the home of the consumer is more difficult than was anticipated. Six important lessons can be drawn, based on direct consumer experiences, from a pilot in the Helsinki area of Finland and the in‐depth modelling and study of different logistics solution models from around...

...Nobukaza Azuma; John Fernie The aim of this paper is to develop an understanding of the retail marketing, merchandising, and logistical practices in the Japanese grocery supermarket sector. Most of the literature in English has focused on the structure of the sector with little detailed research...

...Alan Collins; Maeve Henchion; Paul O’Reilly Customer service in logistics, through its direct impact on a firm’s market share, its total logistics costs and ultimately its profitability, is a critical determinant of competitiveness. Examines what customer service means from a logistics perspective...

... known ‐ or not ‐ how to implement structures and to develop strategic behaviours to reduce the risk linked to global sourcing, from experience acquired in distribution channel management on the domestic market. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Food industry France International sourcing Logistics...