The Responsiveness of Food Retail Supply Chains: A Norwegian Case Study

Heidi C. Dreyer (1) , Natalia Swahn (1) , Kasper Kiil (1) , Jan Ola Strandhagen (1) , Anita Romsdal (1)

1 Department of Production and Quality Engineering [Trondheim]

This paper describes a case study which highlights responsiveness in a Norwegian retail supply chain. The dynamics in the conventional food market is increasing which is seen in online and multichannel shopping concepts, a wide range of campaigns and promotions, and demographic changes. While the conventional food supply chains are designed to handle large product volumes efficiently, this might impact on the responsiveness. This study explores the relation between the responsiveness and demand pattern in Norwegian food retail supply chains, and identifies key principles for the associated planning and control models.

Mots clés: Supply chain responsiveness; Food retail supply chain; Case study; Demand variability

Domaines: Informatique [cs]

Heidi C. Dreyer, Natalia Swahn, Kasper Kiil, Jan Ola Strandhagen, Anita Romsdal. The Responsiveness of Food Retail Supply Chains: A Norwegian Case Study. IFIP International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems (APMS), Sep 2015, Tokyo, Japan. pp.152-160, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-22756-6_19⟩. ⟨hal-01417454⟩