Resources throughout the entire supply chain are exploited as a means to develop new, sustainable strategies and business models. In these efforts, logistics and supply chain management operations are often crucial. Our research demonstrates that some retail companies are not at first hand “product-“, “production-“ or “market-oriented”, but “flow-oriented” in their strategic profile.
There is a continuous need to identify and understand new challenges for retail companies and accordingly the research in the area needs to be updated. Except for traditional logistics and supply chain management theories, our research goes often outside this domain and borrows theories from other research disciplines such as strategic management and organisational research. A key task for our research is to better understand and explain the role of logistics in retail strategy, for example, by explaining how logistics contribute to, and sustain, competitive advantage. This type of research distinguishes us, and enables us to provide new perspectives to the logistics research community.
Currently, two projects are conducted: "Design of retail supply chains" and "The role of the logistics platform for retailers’ geographical expansion."
Previous projects
- Trends in the Swedish retail industry
- The store opening process
- Design of Swedish retailers’ global sourcing organisations
