Sales-based instore logistics optimization
Type
applied research project
Start Date
April 1, 2011
End Date
June 30, 2011
Status
completed
Keywords
On-shelf availability
instore logistics
time-series analysis
Description
In very high turnover retail settings, instore logisitcs can greatly gain in efficiency by integrating intraday demand fluctuations in labor and task scheduling. The University of St.Gallen's Chair of logitics management implements such a concept at two pilot stores with a Eurpoean retailer.
Leader contributor(s)
Ehrenthal, Joachim C.F.
Funder
Topic(s)
On-shelf availability
intraday sales patterns
workload balancing
Method(s)
Time-series analysis
process analyis
workshops
Range
Institute/School
Range (De)
Institut/School
Division(s)
Eprints ID
78434