CONSUMER DIRECT FULFILLMENT PERFORMANCE IN INTERNET RETAILING: EMERGENCY TRANSSHIPMENTS AND DEMAND DISPERSION

Journal of Business Logistics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-112

  Rabinovich, Elliot ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic Commerce; Fulfillment; Inventory Management; Simulation; Transportation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749536234     PISSN: 07353766     EISSN: 21581592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2158-1592.2005.tb00195.x     Document Type: Article

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