Outsourced Storage and Fulfillment Facility to Enhance the Service Capabilities of Shopping Mall Tenants

Authors

Zachary Montreuil, University of North Carolina at CharlotteFollow
Mike Ogle, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Document Type

Research Paper

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

This paper proposes development of an Inventory and Fulfillment Center (IFC) that will provide a new range of outsourced, centralized storage and services for shopping mall tenants. The paper describes the competitive issues faced by shopping mall tenants, the requirements and features of a centralized, outsourced storage and fulfillment facility, and development of an agent-based model in AnyLogic® to demonstrate the concept. The range of research and business challenges introduced by this new concept are also presented.

Comments

Paper 21

Publication Title

Progress in Material Handling Research: 2016

ISBN

9781882780191

Recommended Citation

Montreuil, Zachary and Ogle, Mike, "Outsourced Storage and Fulfillment Facility to Enhance the Service Capabilities of Shopping Mall Tenants" (2016). 14th IMHRC Proceedings (Karlsruhe, Germany – 2016). 22.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/pmhr_2016/22