Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to define the conceptualization and measurement of informatization according to a capability perspective reflected in three aspects: IT managerial capability, IT-enabled capability and IT infrastructure capability. Design/methodology/approach: Manufacturing...

Front Distribution Centre (FDC) is a new terminal warehouse which is closer to customer, and its location selection is crucial for e-commerce and customer time satisfaction. We introduce in this paper a joint distribution function of demand based on time and space and design a staged clustering...