E commerce is a relatively new concept and has shaped the way logistics system function in the past few years.
AS E commerce continues to grow most shippers are only beginning to realise what entails for their distribution network infrastructures
In the more developed countries E commerce has really dominated a lot of markets. This has led to new logistics functions being in demand.
These are a few examples:
- The creation of a mega e fulfilment centre where merchandise is stocked. These facilities are usually quite big averaging 750000 sq feet and operate 24/7
- The creation of parcel sortation centres where the products are organised on their respective postcodes in order to facilitate delivery
- Parcel delivery centres that take care of the last mile delivery to the customers
These new logistics systems bring a lot of new benefits to the customer’s shopping experience.
Such as:
- Improved communication
- Transparency in the supply chain
- More efficiency
- On time delivery
- Better customer satisfaction
- Cost reduction
One of the consequences of E commerce is having to standardise and synchronise business processes to be able to cope with real time orders by having an organised inventory despite having extensive numbers of sales.
Examples:
- JD.com or Jingdong Mall in the past 360Buy is a Chinese electronic business organization headquartered in Beijing. It is one of the biggest B2C online retailers in China by exchange volume. Revenue: 18.5 Billion $
- Amazon: Amazon.com, Inc. is an American electronic business organization with central station in Seattle, Washington. Revenue: 88.99 Billion $
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