Supply Chain Management in Multichannel and Omnichannel Retailing

Download or read book Supply Chain Management in Multichannel and Omnichannel Retailing written by Lisa Villing and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1,0, University of Applied Sciences Fulda, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to give an overview of challenges for logistics and supply chain management which are linked to multichannel and omnichannel retailing. For this purpose, the characteristics and forms of multi- and omnichannel retailing are described and developments and their implications for retailers are pointed out. In combination with best practice approaches in SCM, recommendations for successful omnichannel supply chains, especially for order fulfillment and distribution logistics shall be outlined. Starting with the definitions of multi- and omnichannel retailing in the second chapter, the third chapter will focus on specific challenges and appropriate implications for retailers' supply chain management that are related to multi- and omnichannel distribution. The fourth chapter will finish with a conclusion and an outlook.