Retail precinct management: A case of commercial decentralization in Singapore

• Main Authors: DE SOUZA, Robert, LAU, Hoong Chuin, GOH, Mark, Lindawati, NG, Wee-Siong, TAN, Puay-Siew
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: commercial decentralization; urban logistics; retail precinct management; Singapore; in-mall delivery; auction; multi-objective route optimization; visualization; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Asian Studies; Computer Sciences; Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering; Urban Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/2816; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/3816/viewcontent/RetailPrecincetMgtSingapore_2015_ICCL.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The synchronized last mile logistics concept seeks to address, through coordinated collaboration, several challenges that hinder reliability, cost efficiency, effective resource planning, scheduling and utilization; and increasingly, sustainability objectives. Subsequently, the meeting of service level and contractual commitments are competitively impacted with any loss of efficiency. These challenges, against a backdrop of Singapore, can essentially be addressed in selected industry sectors through a better understanding of logistics structures; innovative supply chain designs and coordination of services, operations and processes coupled with concerted policies and supply chain strategies.