Consumer-driven retail operations: The moderating effects of consumer demand and case pack quantity

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 420-434

  Eroglu, Cuneyt ^a   Williams, Brent D ^b   Waller, Matthew A ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Case pack quantity; Demand; Inventory management; Retail operations; Shelf space allocation; Stockouts; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959242318     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031111138808     Document Type: Article

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