Keyword: retailing

Found 665 papers in total
Efficient frontiers for electricity procurement by a local distribution company with multiple purchase options
2006,
In meeting its retail sales obligations, management of a local distribution company...
Models for investment in electronic commerce – financial perspectives with empirical evidence
2005,
Electronic Commerce (‘eCommerce’) is a concept for trade based upon...
‘Stack them high, let 'em fly’: Lot-sizing policies when inventories stimulate demand
2004,
In some retail contexts, stocking large quantities of inventory may not only improve...
Retail facility location under changing market conditions
2002,
In this paper we investigate the location of retail facilities under changing market...
A continuous model for multistore competitive location
2005,
This paper presents a simple model to determine the location strategies of two retail...
Agency costs in a supply chain with demand uncertainty and price competition
2005,
In this paper, we model a manufacturer that contracts with two retailers, who then...
Order quantity and timing flexibility in supply chains: the role of demand characteristics
2005,
We study how differences in product demand characteristics affect the strategic value...
Competing across technology-differentiated channels: the impact of network externalities and switching costs
2005,
Technology-driven commerce channels, such as the Web, possess several unique features...
Superscorecards
2002,
Scorecards used in credit scoring are based on a simple linear model, in which each...
Improving customer service operations at Amazon.com
2006,
The success of the Internet retailer Amazon.com depends on its providing high-quality...
Designing a better shopbot
2004,
A primary tool that consumers have for comparative shopping is the shopbot, which is...
How effective are electronic reputation mechanisms? An experimental investigation
2004,
Electronic reputation or ‘feedback’ mechanisms aim to mitigate the moral...
Analysis and design of returns policies from a supplier's perspective
2007,
This paper considers the problem of designing a returns policy in a supply chain from...
Resale price maintenance contracts with retailer sales effort: Effect of flexibility and competition
2006,
In Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) contracts, the manufacturer specifies the resale...
E-Business and managing customers
2003,
Academics and commentators who have been around long enough to experience different...
Optimal cooperative advertising integration strategy for organizations adding a direct online channel
2006,
Since the advent of the Web, retailers who served consumers offline (ie in stores or...
Finding optimal price risk management instruments: the case of the Spanish potato sector
2007,
This article offers a comprehensive analysis of the problem of choosing between...
Pre-season stocking and pricing decisions for fashion retailers with multiple information updating
2007,
Motivated by the industrial practice, we investigate in this paper the pre-season...
Problem structuring in project management: an application of soft systems methodology (SSM)
2006,
Recent research suggests a major role for problem structuring methods (PSMs) in the...
Dynamic zigzag pricing of resalable goods with no depreciation and intergroup externalities
2006,
This paper addresses the pricing policy of durable value goods that do not depreciate...
The adoption of inventory postponement and speculation: An empirical assessment of oligopolistic Internet retailers
2006,
Unlike traditional retailers, which use inventory speculation for all their...
Strategic implementation of information technology to improve retail supply chain in India
2007,
Overall retail business efficiency in India is 2%, even though India is...
Inventory control of perishables in supermarkets
2006,
In the last decade large supermarket chains have started developing and implementing...
Optimal policies for inventory usage, production and pricing of fashion goods over a selling season
2006,
A short selling season and highly uncertain demands prior to the season characterize...
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