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E-fulfilment in grocery retailing: Design insights for a store-based distribution system
Full text linkE-commerce dynamics are making the design of distribution systems more and more challenging, especially in grocery retailing. The use of stores as picking location for e-fulfilment brings the opportunity of both offering fast deliveries and exploiting synergies with the traditional channel. However, efficiently designing a store-based distribution system turns out to be a critical task. This paper addresses the tactical problem of selecting stores to be used as picking location and defining the related delivery zones. We developed a model for the delivery cost estimation using the continuous approximation approach, as well as a heuristic procedure to compare multiple store-based distribution systems. The model was applied to a real case. Results showed that properly selecting the picking locations in a store-based distribution system is recommended because cost saving can be up to 40%. The most cost-effective number of picking locations decreases with an increase in the online demand
Business logistics models in omni-channel: a classification framework and empirical analysis
Full text linkPurpose – Companies are currently moving from multi-channel strategies to offer their customers an
omni-channel (OC) experience. So far, OC research has been mainly tackled from a sales-based view, with
numerous operational challenges to be fully investigated yet. The purpose of this paper is to investigate
how companies set the logistics variables in their OC management strategy and the business logistics models
currently most adopted.
Design/methodology/approach – A two-step methodology was adopted. First, a systematic combining
approach with scientific literature review and case studies allowed to derive a framework for classifying the
key logistics variables and the related options. The framework was then used to conduct a qualitative survey
targeting 92 Italian companies operating in food manufacturing, food retailing and non-food retailing.
Collected data were analysed by means of cluster analysis.
Findings – Implementing an OC management strategy requires to set 11 logistics variables belonging to four
strategic areas: delivery service, distribution setting, fulfilment strategy and returns management. A broad
empirical investigation showed the choices made by companies when setting the logistics variables to
implement an OC management strategy. Lastly, four business logistics models, differing in terms of both
business sector and OC maturity, were discussed.
Originality/value – The proposed framework extends earlier studies by including additional significant
logistics variables. The empirical analysis provides new insights on how to re-structure the business logistics
model in OC, suggesting channel integration and the coexistence of multiple configurations as main enablers
of an OC proposition
E-fulfilment and distribution in omni-channel retailing: a systematic literature review
Full text linkPurpose – Given the progressive growth of e-commerce sales and the rising interest in omni-channel (OC)
retailing amongst academics and practitioners, the purpose of this paper is to provide an up-to-date literature
review on the logistics involved when moving towards OC retailing. Specifically, we have examined the main
issues relating to e-fulfilment and distribution, highlighting how the topic has been developed over time, and
identifying the most promising research streams for the near future.
Design/methodology/approach – A systematic literature review methodology is adopted. The review is
based on 58 papers published from 2002 to 2017 in 34 international journals. The papers were analysed and
categorised according to their defining characteristics, methodologies adopted and themes addressed.
Findings – This paper provides an overview of the main issues relating to e-fulfilment and distribution
experienced by companies shifting towards OC, mapped along three dimensions: distribution network design,
inventory and capacity management, delivery planning and execution. Despite the growing interest in OC
retailing, many key topics are still under-represented, including the evolution of retail distribution networks,
assortment planning over multiple channels, the logistics role played by stores in the delivery process and the
interplay between different logistics aspects.
Originality/value – The paper offers insights into the main logistics issues in MC and OC retailing, as well
as highlights potential fields for further investigation. From a managerial perspective, this paper is useful for
retailers adopting an OC approach to guide their future efforts concerning their business logistics model
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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