The adoption of inventory postponement and speculation: An empirical assessment of oligopolistic Internet retailers

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 258-271

  Bailey, Joseph P ^a   Rabinovich, Elliot ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Empirical study; Inventory management; Postponement analysis

Indexed keywords

E-COMMERCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INVENTORY;

EID: 33846408358     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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