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Designing Distribution Systems for Consumer Related E-Commerce

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Author

  • Niels Kornum
  • Mats Johnsson

Summary, in English

Consumer goods can be delivered in a number of different ways. One important and very interesting method is the use of e-commerce to deliver the groceries to the consumer. Distribution of consumer goods, especially groceries, poses a number of challenges to the use of e-commerce. Challenges that must be solved in order to find a justified solution.

This paper will present and discuss a new research project called E-bizz Öresund, sponsored by the governments in Denmark and Sweden. It is a collaboration between ten companies, Copenhagen Business School, Lund University, Teknologisk Institute and SIK.

This project is focusing on four major research topics that will be further discussed in the paper: Different distribution systems for e-commerce and how to control them in a efficient way, Warehouse layouts and how to perform a cost effective and productive order picking process, Systems that secure the temperature in the distribution chain and intelligent packages that will secure the temperature and that alarm when not met, and finally What are the most important customers requirements on a e-commerce solution and how design e-solutions that meet these requirements.

Publishing year

2001

Language

English

Document type

Working paper

Topic

  • Other Mechanical Engineering

Keywords

  • Internet shopping
  • Distribution Logistics
  • Packaging logistics
  • : E-commerce
  • E-fulfillment
  • Use of Internet

Status

Unpublished