SHOULD YOU TAKE THE VIRTUAL FULFILLMENT PATH?

SUBTITLE: AT FIRST GLANCE, THE DECISION TO USE VIRTUAL INVENTORY TO FILL ONLINE ORDERS SEEMS A NO-BRAINER. WHY HOLD GOODS IN ANTICIPATION OF ORDERS IF YOU CAN GET SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT FOR YOU? BUT UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION, VIRTUAL ORDER FULFILLMENT PROVES TO BE SOMETHING LESS THAN THE SILVER BULLET. THE GUIDELINES OFFERED HERE WILL HELP BOTH PURE-PLAY AND BRICK-AND-MORTAR COMPANIES DETERMINE WHICH FULFILLMENT PATH -- VIRTUAL OR TRADITIONAL -- IS RIGHT FOR THEIR ONLINE BUSINESS.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: https://www.library.northwestern.edu/find-borrow-request/requests-interlibrary-loan/lending-institutions.html
• Supplemental Notes:
  • SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, V. 6, NO. 6 (NOV./DEC. 2002), P. 54-58: ILL.
• Authors:
  • RANDALL, TAYLOR
  • NETESSINE, SERGUEI
  • RUDI, NILS
• Publication Date: 2002-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Serial:
  • SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, V. 6, NO. 6 (NOV./DEC. 2002), P. 54-58: ILL

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Inventory control
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00947439
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Northwestern University, Evanston
• Files: TLIB
• Created Date: Apr 2 2003 12:00AM