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...

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...

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...

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...

Das Operations Research (OR) als vergleichsweise junge wissenschaftliche Disziplin hat sich mittlerweile fest innerhalb der BWL etabliert. Modelle und Lösungsverfahren des OR lassen sich vielfältig und nutzbringend zur Analyse komplexer betriebswirtschaftlicher Fragestellungen einsetzen...

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...

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

In business-to-consumer (B2C) parcel delivery the presence of the customer at the time of delivery isimplicitly required in many cases. If the customer is not at home, the delivery fails – causing additional costs and effort for the parcel service provider as well as inconvenience for the...