The primary purpose of the 2019 China Logistics Insights Reports is to provide research with findings formatted to allow a direct comparison of detailed logistics costs as a percentage of GDP for the world’s two largest economies, the US and China, respectively.
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The increasing prevalence of ecommerce has presented an abundance of challenges for retailers. Among the most prominent of these is the high cost and operational complexity of home delivery for online purchases. While alternate delivery channels, such as buy online pickup in store, have recently been developed, shoppers still typically prefer the convenience of delivery – particularly when retailers offer it at the low cost and high speed of today’s competitive environment. In this paper we test the efficacy of two potential methods of shifting consumers’ delivery selection away from costly delivery and toward the much more favorable pickup option – namely sustainability-oriented information labels and monetary discounts. Our results show that information labels are indeed effective at shaping behavior and are far more impactful than the modest discount retailers tend to offer. Further, we find no evidence of negative second-order effects related to the messages. Thus our work presents retailers with a possible win-win tactic for easing the cost and challenge of ecommerce without losing the patronage of customers.
May 17, 2024 | By Rod Thomas
Thirty companies and over 200 students registered to attend our Spring '24 Supply Chain Pre-Career Fair Networking Event on Monday, March 11 - the day before the larger Walton Career Fair. This event takes place every semester and, once again, featured a networking luncheon with select SCMRC members and nominated students in the Razorback Recruiting Room before the open networking event took place upstairs in the SEC Club inside Razorback Stadium.
March 13, 2024 | By Nathan Bramwell
The Spring '24 NWA Supply Chain Shadow Day took place on Friday, March 1 and featured 13 companies opening their doors and offering a great opportunity to learn about a day-in-the-life of a supply chain professional in a leading supply chain company right here in Northwest Arkansas.
March 4, 2024 | By Nathan Bramwell
University of Arkansas supply chain management students were able to learn directly from industry professionals as well as network with potential employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
January 12, 2024 | By Nathan Bramwell
The 2023 Immersion Summit, hosted by the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, took place virtually last week from November 9th through 10th. The purpose of the summit was to connect a diverse grouping of university students and faculty from across the nation with the thriving supply chain ecosystem in Northwest Arkansas.
November 17, 2023 | By Nathan Bramwell
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