City Logistics (CL) can be defined as a comprehensive solution aimed at “totally optimizing” the logistics and transport activities in urban areas, by considering the environment, the congestion and energy consumption. Many CL initiatives have been implemented to improve the efficiency and the effectiveness of the urban logistics processes. The adoption of such initiatives by logistics service providers implies a reshaping of supply chains configuration in terms of vehicles used as well as consolidation and reception of goods. Therefore, CL initiatives are likely to have an impact on the inventory policy of the retailers, in terms of order frequency, time windows for receiving the deliveries, and batching lots. In this context, there is a lack of studies investigating the influence of CL on retailers’ inventory management practices. In order to bridge this research gap, this paper proposes an exploratory analysis of the perception of the CL issues by apparel and grocery store managers and owners. To this end, a survey is submitted to retailers of different sizes and type (e.g. multi-brand vs. mono-brand) located in the limited traffic zone (LTZ) of Turin (Italy). The objective of this analysis is twofold. First, the survey aims at confirming the findings from inventory policy literature and outlining different profiles of retailers based on the factors that characterize their inventory policy. Second, the shopkeepers’ perception, both positive and negative, of three different CL innovations is explored. Results show that there is a wide variety of inventory management practices even within an enclosed environment such as the one of a city’s LTZ, and that the adoption of CL innovations by retailers might depend strongly on their inventory policy. Therefore, logistics service providers and local administrations need to take into account such diversity if they intend to scale up CL innovations.

The impact of City Logistics on Retailers inventory management: an exploratory analysis / Carlin, A.; Mangano, G.; Tanda, A.; Zenezini, G.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2018). (Intervento presentato al convegno XXIII Summer School “Francesco Turco” – Industrial Systems Engineering tenutosi a Palermo nel 12-14 September 2018).

The impact of City Logistics on Retailers inventory management: an exploratory analysis

Carlin A.;Mangano G.;Tanda A.;Zenezini G.
2018

Abstract

City Logistics (CL) can be defined as a comprehensive solution aimed at “totally optimizing” the logistics and transport activities in urban areas, by considering the environment, the congestion and energy consumption. Many CL initiatives have been implemented to improve the efficiency and the effectiveness of the urban logistics processes. The adoption of such initiatives by logistics service providers implies a reshaping of supply chains configuration in terms of vehicles used as well as consolidation and reception of goods. Therefore, CL initiatives are likely to have an impact on the inventory policy of the retailers, in terms of order frequency, time windows for receiving the deliveries, and batching lots. In this context, there is a lack of studies investigating the influence of CL on retailers’ inventory management practices. In order to bridge this research gap, this paper proposes an exploratory analysis of the perception of the CL issues by apparel and grocery store managers and owners. To this end, a survey is submitted to retailers of different sizes and type (e.g. multi-brand vs. mono-brand) located in the limited traffic zone (LTZ) of Turin (Italy). The objective of this analysis is twofold. First, the survey aims at confirming the findings from inventory policy literature and outlining different profiles of retailers based on the factors that characterize their inventory policy. Second, the shopkeepers’ perception, both positive and negative, of three different CL innovations is explored. Results show that there is a wide variety of inventory management practices even within an enclosed environment such as the one of a city’s LTZ, and that the adoption of CL innovations by retailers might depend strongly on their inventory policy. Therefore, logistics service providers and local administrations need to take into account such diversity if they intend to scale up CL innovations.
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