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Australian Online Supermarket Usability, Mark Freeman, Peter N. Hyland, Jeffrey Soar Jan 2003

Australian Online Supermarket Usability, Mark Freeman, Peter N. Hyland, Jeffrey Soar

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

The issue of usability plays a vital role in the success of an online store. However, to date there has been limited published research into this issue and there has been no research conducted into multiple item purchasing. There is much competition in the grocery shopping industry between the two major physical supermarket chains in Australia, Woolworths and Coles, both in traditional stores and online. Online, the major competitor is ShopFast, which does not have a traditional supermarket storefront to complement its online operations. The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis into the usability of ordering …


Australian Transport And Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets, Philip G. Laird Jan 2003

Australian Transport And Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets, Philip G. Laird

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part B

Transport greenhouse gas emissions have increased by about 24 per cent since 1990-91 making transport the fastest growing contributor of all sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia. This paper compares the energy efficiency of different modes of transport for freight and passenger tasks. If demand for road vehicle travel was managed and growth in passenger and freight tasks was picked up by the more energy efficient public transport and rail, Australia would begin to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and move closer to achieving its greenhouse gas target.