Wölfle, Ralf
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Changing Attitudes of Retailers Towards Cross-channel Commerce and its Success Factors: a Longitudinal Study
2017, Wölfle, Ralf
Cross-channel commerce concepts are increasingly being implemented and are almost universally accepted as a panacea for many current retail problems. In practice, however, these concepts are extremely complex and the question arises as to whether and under which conditions multichannel concepts can be successful. This paper shows how retailers assess the trend towards multichannel concepts and how their attitude has changed over the last years. Further, current success factors for cross-channel commerce are derived. The opinions of leading industry experts in Switzerland serve as a qualitative empirical basis. In contrast to previous years, the experts have estimated the cross-channel concepts as a whole to be successful since 2014. The analysis results further show that the success factors described in the literature so far have to be supplemented by two further factors: the density of physical stores with simultaneous scaling of the online channel and a transformation in management and organization. These results and experiences from Switzerland might help retailers who think of expanding their traditional business into the online channel or the other way round.
Auswirkungen des E-Commerce auf die Wertschöpfungsstrukturen im B2C-Einzelhandel: Erkenntnisse aus der Schweiz
2014-03-02T00:00:00Z, Wölfle, Ralf
In vielen europäischen Ländern entwickelt sich der B2C-E-Commerce rasant. Er führt zu einer Verschärfung des Wettbewerbs und bringt Chancen und Risiken für die Marktteilnehmer, insbesondere für den traditionellen Handel. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht den daraus resultierenden Strukturwandel und analysiert aktuelle Entwicklungen. Die empirische Analyse basiert auf dem Datenmaterial einer langfristig angelegten qualitativen Studie über den Schweizer B2C-E-Commerce. Für die Studie werden seit 2009 jährlich rund 30 E-Commerce-Verantwortliche marktprägender Unternehmen interviewt. Es zeigt sich, dass im Handel unter Einbezug des E-Commerce neue Funktionsbündel entstehen. Dies erlaubt einerseits eine Spezialisierung über Kernkompetenzen, andererseits eröffnen sich neue Positionierungsmöglichkeiten. Die Schaffung von Zugängen zum Kunden stellt sich als eine Schlüsselfunktion für den Erfolg des Handels heraus.
Current Trends and Challenges in Electronic Procurement: An Empirical Study
2007, Wölfle, Ralf
The following paper presents results from a longitudinal study on the use of ICT for B2B-related business processes in large Swiss companies. In an empirical survey, 68 questionnaires were personally collected from procurement heads and subsequently analysed. The findings show that reduction of purchase prices is the top priority when goal-setting in procurement. Electronic orders and invoices are the business documents that are most often exchanged electronically between partners. Electronic exchange of invoices (e-invoicing) is a current key topic for over 70 % of the companies. Procurement heads sense a lack of supplier involvement which makes the realisation of balanced B2B solution scenarios difficult. The study shows that IT, without doubt, plays a significant role in everyday procurement, but that the expectations of IT are rarely completely fulfilled.