| Article ID: | iaor2008249 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 101 |
| End Page Number: | 113 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Journal: | Journal of Productivity Analysis |
| Authors: | Park Timothy A., King Robert P. |
| Keywords: | supply & supply chains, computers: information, performance |
Information and internet-based technologies have fostered new supply chain initiatives in food retailing but little research has evaluated performance and efficiency impacts. A distance function based on three key performance measures for food retailers is used to evaluate store performance and efficiency: the effects of store format, membership in a chain, unionization, and the adoption of a variety of information technologies. Supply chain technologies are groups into three general categories including data sharing technologies, decision sharing technologies, and technologies that support product assortment, pricing, and merchandising decisions.