A Decision Support System for Efficient Last-Mile Distribution of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables as Part of E-Grocery Operations

dc.contributor.author Waitz, Martin
dc.contributor.author Mild, Andreas
dc.contributor.author Fikar, Christian
dc.date.accessioned 2017-12-28T00:46:31Z
dc.date.available 2017-12-28T00:46:31Z
dc.date.issued 2018-01-03
dc.description.abstract Efficient last-mile distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables is a major challenge within e-grocery operations. This work presents a decision support system to jointly investigate the impact of various service offers on customer preferences and logistics operations. Results from a conjoint analysis surveying 531 end consumer are incorporated within an agent-based simulation. Delivery days, fees, time windows and discounts as well as guaranteed remaining shelf life of products at delivery are considered. To model shelf life and schedule deliveries, food quality models and vehicle routing procedures are further integrated within the system. Based on an e-grocery provider operating in Vienna, Austria, computational experiments investigate the impact of the offered delivery service on fulfilled demand, order volume and customer utility. Results indicate the importance of incorporating shelf life data within e-grocery operations and various potentials of considering customer preferences in logistics decision support systems.
dc.format.extent 9 pages
dc.identifier.doi 10.24251/HICSS.2018.155
dc.identifier.isbn 978-0-9981331-1-9
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/50042
dc.language.iso eng
dc.relation.ispartof Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject Intelligent Decision Support for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
dc.subject customer preferences, decision support system, e-groceries, last-mile distribution, vehicle routing
dc.title A Decision Support System for Efficient Last-Mile Distribution of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables as Part of E-Grocery Operations
dc.type Conference Paper
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