Supply chain of the future: impact of the pandemic and the future prospect of food & grocery industry business in Singapore

Despite the challenges COVID-19 has brought to the food and grocery industry, many opportunities have arose from these challenges as businesses adapt and seek alternative ways to ensure their survivability. Of these alternatives, some have already been in the industry such as having an online...

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Main Author: Tan, Sarah Kimberly Hwee Ning
Other Authors: Teo Chee Chong
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158464
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description Despite the challenges COVID-19 has brought to the food and grocery industry, many opportunities have arose from these challenges as businesses adapt and seek alternative ways to ensure their survivability. Of these alternatives, some have already been in the industry such as having an online platform for customers to place their orders. However, COVID-19 has accelerated the shift in how food and grocery businesses carry out their operations and their reach to customers. During this period, customer expectations have soared, and businesses not only compete on their products but also the quality of customer service. In this report, the aim is to examine the impact of the pandemic on the food and grocery industry, in particular – customer expectations for online food and grocery delivery services. The report will analyse customer experience and explore the use of data analytics to create customer relationships and engagement. A survey was conducted to understand the perspective of consumers, and to get a sense of consumers’ preference when shopping for food and grocery online. Interviews have also been conducted to understand the pain points and opportunities in the industry. At the end of the analysis, the report will then propose strategies to tackle real world problems that key industry players face and to help businesses better position themselves to meet the ever-increasing customer expectations. This paper will be centred around the use of data analytics to provide recommendations.
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spelling ntu-10356/1584642022-06-03T07:44:02Z Supply chain of the future: impact of the pandemic and the future prospect of food & grocery industry business in Singapore Tan, Sarah Kimberly Hwee Ning Teo Chee Chong School of Civil and Environmental Engineering TeoCC@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Maritime studies Despite the challenges COVID-19 has brought to the food and grocery industry, many opportunities have arose from these challenges as businesses adapt and seek alternative ways to ensure their survivability. Of these alternatives, some have already been in the industry such as having an online platform for customers to place their orders. However, COVID-19 has accelerated the shift in how food and grocery businesses carry out their operations and their reach to customers. During this period, customer expectations have soared, and businesses not only compete on their products but also the quality of customer service. In this report, the aim is to examine the impact of the pandemic on the food and grocery industry, in particular – customer expectations for online food and grocery delivery services. The report will analyse customer experience and explore the use of data analytics to create customer relationships and engagement. A survey was conducted to understand the perspective of consumers, and to get a sense of consumers’ preference when shopping for food and grocery online. Interviews have also been conducted to understand the pain points and opportunities in the industry. At the end of the analysis, the report will then propose strategies to tackle real world problems that key industry players face and to help businesses better position themselves to meet the ever-increasing customer expectations. This paper will be centred around the use of data analytics to provide recommendations. Bachelor of Science (Maritime Studies) 2022-06-03T07:44:01Z 2022-06-03T07:44:01Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Tan, S. K. H. N. (2022). Supply chain of the future: impact of the pandemic and the future prospect of food & grocery industry business in Singapore. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158464 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158464 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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title Supply chain of the future: impact of the pandemic and the future prospect of food & grocery industry business in Singapore
title_full Supply chain of the future: impact of the pandemic and the future prospect of food & grocery industry business in Singapore
title_fullStr Supply chain of the future: impact of the pandemic and the future prospect of food & grocery industry business in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Supply chain of the future: impact of the pandemic and the future prospect of food & grocery industry business in Singapore
title_short Supply chain of the future: impact of the pandemic and the future prospect of food & grocery industry business in Singapore
title_sort supply chain of the future impact of the pandemic and the future prospect of food grocery industry business in singapore
topic Engineering::Maritime studies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158464
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