Design of retail backroom storage: A research opportunity?

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Pires, Maria João (Author) FEP; Pedro Amorim (Author) FEUP; Liz, J (Author) Other; Pratas, J (Author) Other

Book

Title: Operations Research and Big Data: IO2015-XVII Congress of Portuguese Association of Operational Research (APDIO)

Pages: 167-174

ISBN: 978-3-319-24152-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-331924154-8

Indexing

Scopus - 2 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00K-3ZK

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24154-8_20

Abstract (EN): The design of retail backroom storage has a great impact on in-store operations, customer service levels and store life-cycle costs. Moreover, backroom storage in modern retail stores is crucial to several functions, such as acting as a buffer against strong demand lifts yielded by an increasing promotional activity, seasonal peak demand and e-commerce activities. Despite having similar functions to a distribution center, backroom storage facilities have particularities that deserve a distinct analysis. In this paper we aim to draw attention to the lack of research about this topic.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific