Purpose The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of how warehouse
operations and design are affected by the move toward integrated omni-channels …

Revenue sharing contracts (RSCs) have gained considerable popularity over the past two
decades—particularly among prominent platform distributors such as the Apple App Store …

Traditionally, online retailers have acted as product resellers. Recently, these retailers have
also started to serve as online marketplaces by providing a platform to directly connect …

In e-commerce, the success of hybrid online platforms is well documented where the
platform not only works as a retailer but also offers online marketplace services to sellers …

This study investigates a platform's preferences between agency selling and reselling
considering the impact of data-driven marketing (DDM). Four models are built: No-DDM+ …

In livestream e-commerce, many brand-owners use the key opinion leaders (KOLs) for
product promotion and sales, especially in the direct-selling channel. Is such a practice …

E-commerce platforms can either serve as product resellers or provide online marketplaces.
Selecting the better of these two online distribution modes or applying the combination of …

This paper investigates the issue of sharing demand information in two competing supply
chains, each consisting of one manufacturer who provides consumers with free after-sales …

Most consumers in rural areas of many developing countries cannot afford to purchase
certain livelihood improvement products such as home appliances. To improve consumer …

After consideration of a supply chain consisting of a manufacturer and a retailer, this paper
uses a two-stage Stackelberg game to explore the production decision as well as the …