The development and advancement of digital technologies and the COVID-19 outbreak have led to continuous growth in e-commerce, with increasingly stringent consumer expectations. These events have also impacted the e-grocery sector, which has made online shopping a standard, daily service. Focusing solely on the last-mile delivery activity reveals critical management issues related to the implementation of digital infrastructure to support processes, reducing environmental impact, complying with restricted delivery time slots, and preserving the quality of highly perishable products. In this context, the thesis has the objective to describe and represent the Food Supply Chain by detailing the processes of interest and the actors involved; to examine the scope of analysis through relevant scientific papers, describing the methodology used for their appropriate selection; to analyze in detail an effective business model for a logistics operator and the related digital systems that support it, focusing on the functional requirements they must satisfy. This thesis has been conducted in collaboration with Brivio & Viganò, one of the leading Italian companies operating in the transport and integrated logistics of temperature-controlled food products. The aim is to describe the differences and critical issues found between reality and theoretical models and to discuss the most relevant projects undertaken together regarding the execution of key business processes and the implementation of a cutting-edge digital transformation.
Lo sviluppo e avanzamento delle tecnologie digitali e la pandemia di COVID-19 hanno portato l’e-commerce ad avere una continua crescita con aspettative dei consumatori sempre più stringenti. Questi eventi hanno impattato anche il settore dell’e-grocery che ha reso la spesa online un servizio standard richiesto quotidianamente. Focalizzandosi sulla sola attività di consegna dell’ultimo miglio emergono criticità di gestione legate all’implementazione di infrastrutture digitali a supporto dei processi, alla riduzione degli impatti ambientali, al rispetto di fasce orarie di consegna ristrette ed alla preservazione della qualità dei prodotti, caratterizzati da elevata deperibilità. In questo contesto, la tesi si pone l’obiettivo di descrivere e rappresentare la Food Supply Chain, inquadrando in dettaglio la fase di riferimento e gli attori coinvolti; di esaminare il perimetro di analisi attraverso articoli scientifici pertinenti, descrivendo la metodologia utilizzata per la loro opportuna selezione; di analizzare in dettaglio un modello di business efficace per un operatore logistico ed i relativi sistemi digitali che lo affiancano, focalizzandosi sui requisiti funzionali che devono soddisfare. La tesi è compiuta in collaborazione con Brivio & Viganò, una delle principali aziende italiane operanti nel settore del trasporto e della logistica integrata di prodotti alimentari a temperatura controllata. Il fine è descrivere differenze e criticità riscontrate tra realtà e modelli teorici e discutere i più rilevanti progetti intrapresi insieme riguardo lo svolgimento di processi aziendali chiave e la realizzazione di una trasformazione digitale all’avanguardia.
Business model and digital transformation in last-mile delivery: a critical case study analysis in the food industry
Canepa, Nicolò
2024/2025
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The development and advancement of digital technologies and the COVID-19 outbreak have led to continuous growth in e-commerce, with increasingly stringent consumer expectations. These events have also impacted the e-grocery sector, which has made online shopping a standard, daily service. Focusing solely on the last-mile delivery activity reveals critical management issues related to the implementation of digital infrastructure to support processes, reducing environmental impact, complying with restricted delivery time slots, and preserving the quality of highly perishable products. In this context, the thesis has the objective to describe and represent the Food Supply Chain by detailing the processes of interest and the actors involved; to examine the scope of analysis through relevant scientific papers, describing the methodology used for their appropriate selection; to analyze in detail an effective business model for a logistics operator and the related digital systems that support it, focusing on the functional requirements they must satisfy. This thesis has been conducted in collaboration with Brivio & Viganò, one of the leading Italian companies operating in the transport and integrated logistics of temperature-controlled food products. The aim is to describe the differences and critical issues found between reality and theoretical models and to discuss the most relevant projects undertaken together regarding the execution of key business processes and the implementation of a cutting-edge digital transformation.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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