5.1 SCI Concepts Flashcards

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Name 4 examples for SCI innovation concepts

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  • E-Retailing
  • Digital marketplaces in SC and Logistic industry
  • On-demand delivery and crowd shipping
  • sustainable business model-driven SCI
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How did E-retailing change the parcel’s sector?

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from:
-parcel were delivered B2B to small number of businesses with high level of first time delivery success

to:
-B2C → individual parcels to indiviudel addresses, located apart, with fewer guarantess of first time success

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What operations models are apparent in E-retailing?

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  • Engineer-To-Order (ETO) (ships)
  • Make-to-Order (MTO)
  • Asemby to order (ATO) (Dell/BMW)
  • Make to stock (MTS)
  • Digital Copy
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What parts in e-retailing had some SCI

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  • parcel sector (more B2C)
  • warehousing (more robots)
  • customers delivery (same day delivery)
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What are SC Problems in the E-retailing sector?

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  • order expectations
  • order accuracy
  • multichannel order management
  • complex distribution
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List solutions for the SC problems in e-retailing

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-improvments in the order taking activity
-changing structur and process of the SC → RFID (tracking)
-partnering and outsourcing logistics
→ reverse logistics (return products in the store, so different SC)
-SC segmentation
→ Dell: online and retail segmentation

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What are SCI Concepts for Digital marketplaces in SC and logistics industry?

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-digitalizing the Warehouse Sector
→ on demand warehouse, companies can use empty spaces, spreading the storage location

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What are the pros and cons of on demand warehousing?

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+ could cost less
→ no need to purchase own warehouse
+flexble arrangement
+ others take care of security
+growing without worries

  • less control
  • mistake will be made from others
  • IT systems will be more complex
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What are the elements and important functionalities of On-demand delivery ?

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  • short timescale of <2h
  • digital platform, which connects demand/supply

Functionalities;

  • strong marketing presence
  • low price for customers
  • competitive rates for couries
  • efficient dispatch of orders to couriers
  • capacity plannig
  • integrated relationships with consignors
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Do you expect that players such as FedEx, UPS and DHL will operate in the on-demand delivery business?

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→ very difficult, because they need a completely new strategy and new BM
→ expensive to buy a company like glovo/gettir

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What is crowdhsipping and name two concepts

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  • ordinary individuals carry out parcels on an exitsting journey
  • creates value from an non value adding exercise
  1. spreadshirt (people create and shop stuff)
  2. uber (people deliver food)
  3. airBnB (people rent their flat)
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What are the two views on sustainability in terms of SCI?

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  1. companies try reduce their negative impact on society/environment
  2. companies try to adress the footpring made by others with new BM
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List 5 examples for Sustainable BM with implications for the SC

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  1. circular Suppliers
    → resusing renewable, recyclable resources (waste turns into fuel) + going away form linear ressource approaches
  2. ressource recovery
    →recovery embedded value at the end of the PLC and feed into another (recovery heat from product destrcution)
  3. Product life extension
    repairing, upgrading and remanufacturing products + chaning outdated component is replaced
  4. Sharing platforms
    sharing of overcapacity (boke sharing)
  5. Product as a Service
    → alternative to “buy and own” + lease or pay for use
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