Ordering Behavior in Retail Stores and Implications for Automated Replenishment

Management Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 766-784

  Donselaar, Karel H Van ^a   Gaur, Vishal ^b   Woensel, Tom Van ^b   Broekmeulen, Rob A C M ^b   Fransoo, Jan C ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral operations; Inventory management; Retail operations

Indexed keywords

DAYS OF INVENTORIES; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; HANDLING COSTS; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT; PACK SIZE; POINT-OF-SALE DATUM; PRODUCT VARIETY; RETAIL OPERATIONS; SEASONALITY; SUPERMARKET CHAINS;

AUTOMATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; SALES;

RETAIL STORES;

EID: 77952480052     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1090.1141     Document Type: Article

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