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Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
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Define EC order fulfillment and describe the EC order fulfillment process.
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Describe the make-to-order approach and 3D printing.
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Describe the role of warehousing in order fulfillment and the use of robots there.
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Describe EC delivery methods including futuristic ones.
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Describe the major problems of EC order fulfillment along the supply chains.
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Describe various solutions to EC order fulfillment problems.
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Describe RFID supply chain applications.
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Describe B2B order fulfillment.
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Describe other supply chain topics.
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Turban, E., Outland, J., King, D., Lee, J.K., Liang, TP., Turban, D.C. (2018). Order Fulfillment Along the Supply Chain in e-Commerce. In: Electronic Commerce 2018. Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58715-8_13
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