Order fulfilment process for a large online retail in Singapore

Changes in customer shopping habits (e.g., using internet and mobile devices for shopping products and services) have created new channels for retailing and this development of new channels have made traditional retailers to relook at their operations and to offer their products and services through...

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Main Authors: Tan, Wee Kwan, Mitra, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Inderscience Publishers 2015
Online Access:http://www.inderscience.com/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23426
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description Changes in customer shopping habits (e.g., using internet and mobile devices for shopping products and services) have created new channels for retailing and this development of new channels have made traditional retailers to relook at their operations and to offer their products and services through these new channels. The success of many online retailers such as Amazon.com has led to loss in market shares for traditional retailers. To cater to the changes in customer behaviour and to hedge against risk of losing market share to pure play online retailers, traditional retailers are looking at multi-channel retailing options, where customers can buy products and services through a wide range of channels depending on their needs. This paper examines different order fulfilment models that are used by many of the multi-channel retailers by considering the key resources, input and outputs required. And finally, it describes a costing model that can help to determine if the company need additional resources and the volume of orders required to break even.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-234262017-09-13T13:59:02Z Order fulfilment process for a large online retail in Singapore Tan, Wee Kwan Mitra, S. Changes in customer shopping habits (e.g., using internet and mobile devices for shopping products and services) have created new channels for retailing and this development of new channels have made traditional retailers to relook at their operations and to offer their products and services through these new channels. The success of many online retailers such as Amazon.com has led to loss in market shares for traditional retailers. To cater to the changes in customer behaviour and to hedge against risk of losing market share to pure play online retailers, traditional retailers are looking at multi-channel retailing options, where customers can buy products and services through a wide range of channels depending on their needs. This paper examines different order fulfilment models that are used by many of the multi-channel retailers by considering the key resources, input and outputs required. And finally, it describes a costing model that can help to determine if the company need additional resources and the volume of orders required to break even. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23426 10.1504/IJAL.2015.074319 http://www.inderscience.com/ Inderscience Publishers restricted
spellingShingle Tan, Wee Kwan
Mitra, S.
Order fulfilment process for a large online retail in Singapore
title Order fulfilment process for a large online retail in Singapore
title_full Order fulfilment process for a large online retail in Singapore
title_fullStr Order fulfilment process for a large online retail in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Order fulfilment process for a large online retail in Singapore
title_short Order fulfilment process for a large online retail in Singapore
title_sort order fulfilment process for a large online retail in singapore
url http://www.inderscience.com/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23426