Physical distribution service performance and Internet retailer margins: The drop-shipping context

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 767-780

  Rabinovich, Elliot ^a   Rungtusanatham, Manus ^b   Laseter, Timothy M ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop shipping; Internet retailing; Margins; Physical service distribution

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FLUID MECHANICS; INTERNET; SEPARATION;

DROP-SHIPPING; INTERNET RETAILING; MARGINS; PHYSICAL SERVICE DISTRIBUTION;

SALES;

EID: 53349160637     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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