Characterizing urban last-mile distribution strategies in mature and emerging e-commerce markets
E-retailers and other companies participating in the e-commerce supply chain are developing a variety of strategies for last-mile e-commerce distribution in urban areas. These strategies must account for a number of elements of local context which can be particularly challenging in emerging markets. Urban last-mile distribution strategies that are specifically tailored to these markets are rarely discussed in the extant literature. This study uses a combination of literature review and case study analysis to establish an integrated conceptual framework that allows to characterize urban last-mile e-commerce distribution strategies in both mature and emerging markets. The authors then use this structured framework to perform a review and comparison of different last-mile distribution strategies and highlight variables impacting the choice of network design decisions.
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- © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Janjevic, Milena
- Winkenbach, Matthias
- Publication Date: 2020-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 164-196
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
- Volume: 133
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0965-8564
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Electronic commerce; Literature reviews; Logistics; Markets; Urban areas
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01735164
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 30 2020 12:35PM