Research and Design of Ceramic E-Commerce Dual-Channel Collaborative Distribution System

Abstract:

With the rapid development of the network information technology and logistics processing technology, the information and services are changing the people’s lifestyle, and meanwhile, exerting an influence on the sales channel. Many manufacturers are developing the network sales channel actively and selling products through the traditional channel at the same time. If manufacturers set the network sales channels incorrectly, or implement the network direct distribution thoughtlessly, it will cause the distributors’ boycott in the traditional distribution channel. Based on the existing ceramic e-commerce platform, this paper tries to develop the real dual-channel collaborative distribution system for the ceramic manufacturers. Through the system, the traditional distributors can join the network distribution channel, and sell products with dual-channel: one is the physical store sales channel after the products are delivered from the manufacturer using online procurement and payment; the other is the non-inventory network sales channel after the customers order and pay, then the manufacturer delivers to the customer directly according to the distributor’s virtual online procurement. Through the system, the ceramic manufacturer can maintain the traditional distribution channel, broaden the network distribution channel and develop the network distributors only using the non-inventory network sales model, and realize the collaborative distribution management in the traditional and the network distribution channel.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 220-223)
• Pages: 2375-2378
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.220-223.2375
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Fu Bao He, Yi Lai Zhang, Yi Huang
• Keywords: Ceramic Manufacturers, Collaborative Distribution, Dual-Channel, E-Commerce (EC), Network Distribution, Traditional Distribution

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