INTERNET RETAILING INTERMEDIATION: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS OF INVENTORY LIQUIDITY AND FULFILLMENT GUARANTEES

Journal of Business Logistics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-169

  Rabinovich, Elliot ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic Commerce; Fulfillment; Internet Retailing; Inventory Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747829884     PISSN: 07353766     EISSN: 21581592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2158-1592.2004.tb00185.x     Document Type: Article

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