The Corona crisis makes it clear that logistics and supply chain management form a supporting role for a functioning economy and also social supply. Online retailing was a booming logistics segment even before the start of the pandemic, and changes in shopping behavior continue to help the e-commerce industry grow unabated - in both the B2C and B2B sectors. Accordingly, the share of e-commerce players and fulfillment providers is also growing.
But what does it take for a logistics provider to grow together with its customers in this dynamic environment? We asked renowned logistics expert Prof. Dr. Christian Kille, Professor of Retail Logistics and Operations Management at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, about this. Read the expert opinion in our new whitepaper "E-commerce fulfillment - Why scalability and flexibility matter".
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The title already reveals which success factors are crucial from the author's point of view: Scalability and flexibility. We can only agree with this from the perspective of METRO LOGISTICS. Online retailing offers all companies a wide range of sales opportunities and growth prospects - as long as the logistics processes are right. Speed, quality assurance, transparency and cost efficiency are crucial for your business success. With this important performance requirement, we take over order fulfillment for them and develop individual highly efficient and scalable fulfillment solutions for your requirements in both B2C and B2B trade.
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About the Author
Prof. Dr. Christian Kille has been Professor of Retail Logistics and Operations Management at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt since 2011. He also works as a market analyst for the German Logistics Association (BVL) and is a member of the jury of the "Logistics Hall of Fame" and jury chairman of the "Logix German Logistics Real Estate Award".
