Changing Supply Chains for Retailers (The Biggest Challenge is Becoming Omni-channel)
Source: Jun-Sheng Li, Former SVP of Global E-com Supply Chain @ Walmart…
Source: Jun-Sheng Li, Former SVP of Global E-com Supply Chain @ Walmart (https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/27/how-amazon-took-50-of-the-e-commerce-market-and-what-it-means-for-the-rest-of-us/)
Published: February 2019
Changing Supply Chains for Retailers
Circulated: March 25, 2019
Distribution Center:
Ship to a few hundred stores in truckloads.
No special packaging (cases & pallets).
No special shipping labels or invoices required.
Fulfillment Center:
Ship to millions of homes in small packages.
Specific packaging (products picked and packaged individually).
Specific labels (unique shipping labels and gift receipts).