Case companies’ prioritization of strategic logistics challenges
| To what degree (1–7) are the following logistics challenges strategically important for your warehouse? | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | In five years | |||||||||||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | Mean | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | Mean | |
| Speed and lead time requirements: having shortest customer lead times and being fastest in warehousing | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6,0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6,5 |
| Economies of scale: leveraging scale in warehouse logistics | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5,8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6,5 |
| Market and demand dynamics: handling changes and fluctuations in needed warehouse capacity | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5,4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5,9 |
| Growth and scalability: having warehouse solutions that supports strong sales expansion | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5,8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5,9 |
| Environmental aspects: energy, recycling, and emissions related to warehousing and handling | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4,9 | 7 | na | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6,6 |
| Social sustainability: attracting right competencies and create good working conditions | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5,9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6,4 |
| Cost focus: achieving lowest cost in warehouse logistics | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5,8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6,4 |
| Flow complexity: handling large complexity in warehouses due to order structues and product flows | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5,8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6,4 |
| Warehouse space: handling restrictions in warehouse space | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4,1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4,0 |
| Tied up capital: increasing inventory turnover and reducing capital tied up in inventory | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3,6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4,3 |
| To what degree (1–7) are the following logistics challenges strategically important for your warehouse? | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | In five years | |||||||||||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | Mean | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | Mean | |
| Speed and lead time requirements: having shortest customer lead times and being fastest in warehousing | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6,0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6,5 |
| Economies of scale: leveraging scale in warehouse logistics | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5,8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6,5 |
| Market and demand dynamics: handling changes and fluctuations in needed warehouse capacity | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5,4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5,9 |
| Growth and scalability: having warehouse solutions that supports strong sales expansion | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5,8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5,9 |
| Environmental aspects: energy, recycling, and emissions related to warehousing and handling | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4,9 | 7 | na | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6,6 |
| Social sustainability: attracting right competencies and create good working conditions | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5,9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6,4 |
| Cost focus: achieving lowest cost in warehouse logistics | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5,8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6,4 |
| Flow complexity: handling large complexity in warehouses due to order structues and product flows | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5,8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6,4 |
| Warehouse space: handling restrictions in warehouse space | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4,1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4,0 |
| Tied up capital: increasing inventory turnover and reducing capital tied up in inventory | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3,6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4,3 |
Source(s): Authors’ own creation