- Author
- Ang Alvin (Curtin University Singapore, Singapore), Tan Albert (Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation, Selangor, Malaysia)
- Title
- Designing Reverse Logistics Network in an Omnichannel Environment in Asia
Projektowanie logistyki zwrotnej dla wielokanałowego systemu sprzedaży w Azji
Projektierung der Gesundheitslogistik für ein Mehrkanal-Vertriebssystem in Asien - Source
- LogForum, 2018, vol. 14, nr 4, s. 519-533, tab., bibliogr. 33 poz.
- Keyword
- Logistyka zwrotna, Zarządzanie łańcuchem dostaw, Handel detaliczny, Handel elektroniczny
Reverse logistics, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Retail trade, e-commerce - Note
- summ., streszcz., zfsg.
- Country
- Azja
Asia - Abstract
- Wstęp: W ostatnim czasie następuje istotny przyrost ilość firm sprzedażowych oferujących swoje towary poprzez wiele kanałów sprzedaży w celu lepszego dotarcia do klienta, zacierając przez to podziała pomiędzy sklepem on-line a tradycyjnym sklepem istniejącym fizycznie. Złożoność logistyki zwrotnej firm wielokanałowych związanej w wielością opcji zwrotu towaru wymaga od firm integracji logistyki zwrotnej w celu redukcji tej złożoności. W pracy zaprezentowano wyniki analizy na podstawie dwóch wielokanałowych firm, działających na terenie Azji. Zaproponowano czterostopniowy schemat zarządzania logistyką zwrotną.
Metody: Przeprowadzono wywiady z zatrudnionymi w dwóch wielokanałowych firmach sprzedażowych, działających na terenie Azji w celu oceny ich polityki dotyczącej zwrotów oraz zebrano dodatkowe informacji na temat tych firm z dostępnych stron internetowych oraz od ich klientów. Głównymi elementami poddanymi ocenie była logistyka zwrotów, projekt sieci, kanałów oraz relacje między nimi. Zidentyfikowano kluczowe czynniki wpływające na kształt zaprojektowanej sieci. Na podstawie zebranych danych stworzono koncepcję, którą przedstawiono wielokanałowym firmom sprzedażowym w celu oceny jej przydatności.
Wyniki: Na podstawie danych uzyskanych z analizowanych firm stwierdzono, że kluczowym jest szybkość i efektywność zarówno z punktu widzenia dokonywanych operacji jak i wobec oczekiwań klientów. U firmy oferującej produkty własne zaobserwowano tendencję do centralizacji logistyki zwrotów w celu uzyskania ekonomii skali. Natomiast u firmy, opierającej się na dostawcach zaobserwowano tendencję do decentralizacji operacji logistyki zwrotnej poprzez wykorzystanie sieci logistycznej dostawców i dzięki temu na obniżeniu kosztów całkowitych.
Wnioski: W pracy zaprezentowano i zilustrowano koncepcję, mogącą mieć zastosowanie dla wielokanałowych firm, wspomagające je w zaprojektowaniu bardziej efektywnej sieci logistyki zwrotnej. (abstrakt oryginalny)
Background: Omni-channel retailers have been growing globally to connect with customers anywhere and thus blurring the line between online web store and the physical store to deliver a seamless customer experience. The complexities of reverse logistics in Omni-channel firms due to multiple product return options would require these firms to integrate their reverse logistics network in order to reduce the complexities. This forms the basis of this research and two Omni-channel companies' in Asia are examined in this research. A four-staged framework for the reverse logistics management is being proposed and further developed through these real-life case studies.
Methods: We conduct interviews with the staffs from two Omni-channel retailers with operations in Asia to verify their return policies and collect additional information from their websites and customers. We focused on reverse logistics, network design, Omni-channel and the interface between them. We identify a few key factors that influence decision in network design. From there, we propose a conceptual framework and applying it to the Omni-channel retailers to determine, if it is suitable and beneficial to the Omni-channel environment.
Results: From the two company findings, it was understood from both of the cases that speed and efficiency is not only essential from the operations point of view, but also the total customer experience from the Omni-channel engagement. Another observation is that a company that makes their own products tend to centralize their reverse logistics operations for economics of scale, while those that rely on suppliers tend to decentralize their reverse logistics operations to leverage on their supplier's distribution network so as to keep costs low.
Conclusions: In this research, we have illustrated how our conceptual framework can be used in Omni-channel companies and how it could help companies design a more responsive and efficient reverse logistics network. (original abstract) - Full text
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- 1895-2038
- Language
- eng
- URI / DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17270/J.LOG.2018.307