Warehousing trends and challenges in omni-channel logistics

Andreas Norrman; Joakim Kembro

Warehousing trends and challenges in omni-channel logistics

Engineering Logistics

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings to Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic.
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	The Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic - Darmstadt, Germany Duration: 2017 Sept 25 → 2017 Sept 26 Conference number: 3

Conference

Conference	The Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic
Abbreviated title	ICPLT
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Darmstadt
Period	2017/09/25 → 2017/09/26

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Transport Systems and Logistics

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Norrman, A & Kembro, J 2017, Warehousing trends and challenges in omni-channel logistics. in Proceedings to Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic. . The Interdisciplinary Conference on Production, Logistics and Traffic, Darmstadt, Germany, 2017/09/25. <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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Warehousing trends and challenges in omni-channel logistics

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