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Toward a three-dimensional framework for omni-channel

Toward a three-dimensional framework for omni-channel
Toward a three-dimensional framework for omni-channel

The omni-channel, as an emerging trend in retail, aims to coordinate processes and technologies across supply and sales channels. The evolution of this concept is still nascent. This paper develops a conceptual framework for omni-channel systems, configured by three dimensions of channel stage, channel type and channel agent. Integration and visibility are also explored and discussed as the main enablers, which support the implementation of omni-channel framework. This research is built upon the empirical and secondary data. Multiple case studies and expert interview methods are employed for data collection to validate the recommended framework and to explore its applicability. The framework proposed, along with the key integration and visibility enablers identified for the omni-channel, can be applied to a wide range of retail supply chains. It helps managers to develop, run and monitor omni-channel systems; it may also serve as a stepping-stone for development of the literature on omni-channel systems.

Channel integration, Channel visibility, Omni-channel, Retail, Supply chain
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53-67
Saghiri, Soroosh
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Wilding, Richard
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Mena, Carlos
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Bourlakis, Michael
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Wilding, Richard
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Mena, Carlos
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Saghiri, Soroosh, Wilding, Richard, Mena, Carlos and Bourlakis, Michael (2017) Toward a three-dimensional framework for omni-channel. Journal of Business Research, 77, 53-67. (doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.03.025).

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The omni-channel, as an emerging trend in retail, aims to coordinate processes and technologies across supply and sales channels. The evolution of this concept is still nascent. This paper develops a conceptual framework for omni-channel systems, configured by three dimensions of channel stage, channel type and channel agent. Integration and visibility are also explored and discussed as the main enablers, which support the implementation of omni-channel framework. This research is built upon the empirical and secondary data. Multiple case studies and expert interview methods are employed for data collection to validate the recommended framework and to explore its applicability. The framework proposed, along with the key integration and visibility enablers identified for the omni-channel, can be applied to a wide range of retail supply chains. It helps managers to develop, run and monitor omni-channel systems; it may also serve as a stepping-stone for development of the literature on omni-channel systems.

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 March 2017
Published date: August 2017
Keywords: Channel integration, Channel visibility, Omni-channel, Retail, Supply chain

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Local EPrints ID: 472785
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/472785
ISSN: 0148-2963
PURE UUID: e6063205-ed0b-4ae4-be35-204df6676c88
ORCID for Soroosh Saghiri: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3100-3207

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Date deposited: 19 Dec 2022 17:32
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 07:37

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Author: Soroosh Saghiri ORCID iD
Author: Richard Wilding
Author: Carlos Mena
Author: Michael Bourlakis

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