Efficiently managing retail space is critical as the increase in product variety is in conflict with limited shelf space and instore replenishment constraints. This paper develops a general framework for retail space management and presents a decision support model with the related problems...

The competitiveness of a retailer is highly dependent on an efficient distribution system. This is especially true for the supply of stores from distribution centers. Stores ask for high flexibility when it comes to their supply. This means that fast order processing is essential. Order...

The growing importance of online sales means that traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers need to create new distribution systems to serve customers through multiple channels. Building an effective and efficient omni-channel (OC) distribution system, however, leads to multiple challenges. The...

Public holiday weeks cause specific challenges in grocery retailing as sales are raising and working days for logistics processes are reduced. The paper analyzes the operational planning challenges and solutions for demand planning and disposition as well as for warehouse and transportation...

The task of supply chain (SC) configuration is to establish a product-specific SC for new products. Apart from cross-regional network aspects and inter-disciplinary factors, the problem complexity is driven by dynamics and uncertainties of short product life cycles. SC configuration affects SC...

Currently, the most common delivery mode offered in online retailing is next-day delivery. Retailers, however, are investigating whether same-day deliveries can be offered to online and store customers in order to meet increasing customer requirements. The present paper considers an integrated...

Efficiently managing retail space is critical as the increase in product variety is in conflict with limited shelf space and instore replenishment constraints. This paper develops a general framework for retail space management and presents a decision support model with the related problems...