Customer-driven vs. retailer-driven search: Channel performance and implications

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-119

  Li, Jiang ^a   Anupindi, Ravi ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Information systems; Inventory; Multilocation system; Pricing; Search

Indexed keywords

CAN DESIGN; CDS; COMPETITION INFORMATION; LEVEL OF SAFETIES; MULTILOCATION; RANDOM DEMAND; RDS SYSTEMS; RETAIL PRICE; SEARCH METHOD; SEARCH PROCESS; TRANSFER PRICES; TRANSFER PRICING; UNSATISFIED DEMAND;

COMPETITION; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOCATION; MANUFACTURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

SALES;

EID: 77249107106     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1090.0258     Document Type: Article

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