Separation of Perishable Inventories in Offline Retailing Through Transshipment

Oper. Res. Pub Date : 2021-12-21 DOI:10.1287/opre.2021.2144
Qing Li, Peiwen Yu, Lilun Du
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Abstract

Transshipment in retailing is a practice where one outlet ships its excess inventory to another outlet with inventory shortages. By balancing inventories, transshipment can reduce waste and increase fill rate at the same time. In “Separation of Perishable Inventories in Offline Retailing Through Transshipment,” Li, Yu, and Du explore the idea of transshipping perishable goods with a fixed finite lifetime in offline grocery retailing. In the offline retailing of perishable goods, customers typically choose the newest items first, which can lead to substantial waste. They show that, in this context, transshipment plays two roles. One is inventory balancing, which is well known in the literature. The other is inventory separation, which is new to the literature. That is, transshipment allows a retailer to put newer inventory in one outlet and older inventory in the other. This makes it easier to sell older inventory and reduces waste as a result.
通过转运实现线下零售易腐库存分离
在零售业中,转运是指一个商店将其多余的库存运送到另一个库存短缺的商店。通过平衡库存,转运可以减少浪费,同时提高装货率。在“通过转运分离离线零售中的易腐库存”中,李、余和杜探讨了离线杂货零售中具有固定有限寿命的易腐货物转运的想法。在易腐商品的线下零售中,顾客通常首先选择最新的商品,这可能导致大量浪费。它们表明,在这种情况下,转运起着两个作用。一是库存平衡,这在文献中是众所周知的。另一种是库存分离,这是文献中比较新的。也就是说,转运允许零售商将新库存放在一个销售点,而将旧库存放在另一个销售点。这使得出售旧库存变得更容易,从而减少浪费。
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