Best warehousing practices in the online retailing sector
Shnayder, Alexander (2017)
Shnayder, Alexander
Hämeen ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017060913178
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017060913178
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This thesis, commissioned by HAMK UAS, examines the best warehousing practices and developments in the online retailing sector. The objective of this thesis was to give information on how online retailers managed their warehousing issues. The theoretical part of this thesis is built on several books and internet articles. Each topic discussed in the practical part is supported by theory.
The beginning of the thesis contains the research methodology, general information about online retailing, its place in the world and historical background as well as warehousing and its functions within the online retailing sector. The questionnaire as the main method for acquiring data was based on theoretical background of online retailing. As a result, we have listed the best practices utilized at European and Russian ware-houses of internet retailers.
Answer rate was 5/20(25%) from the European side and 10/20(50%) from the Russian side. The results are presented as graphs and tables. From the results we can clearly observe at which development stage the companies are and where they are headed in a future development process. We also discuss integration as a necessity in each warehouse process. In the end of this thesis we make conclusions that open up new ideas for development and show blind spots on different levels such as the implementation of warehousing tools, analysis of the function and cloud storage as possible and most likely development directions. All the graphs from the Russian side are placed here as appendices for better readability. The information about integration is applied for the Russian side as well, but not discussed for easy reading.
The beginning of the thesis contains the research methodology, general information about online retailing, its place in the world and historical background as well as warehousing and its functions within the online retailing sector. The questionnaire as the main method for acquiring data was based on theoretical background of online retailing. As a result, we have listed the best practices utilized at European and Russian ware-houses of internet retailers.
Answer rate was 5/20(25%) from the European side and 10/20(50%) from the Russian side. The results are presented as graphs and tables. From the results we can clearly observe at which development stage the companies are and where they are headed in a future development process. We also discuss integration as a necessity in each warehouse process. In the end of this thesis we make conclusions that open up new ideas for development and show blind spots on different levels such as the implementation of warehousing tools, analysis of the function and cloud storage as possible and most likely development directions. All the graphs from the Russian side are placed here as appendices for better readability. The information about integration is applied for the Russian side as well, but not discussed for easy reading.