This paper investigates three common sales modes with live streaming commerce, including
e-commerce platform mode, transferring mode and live streaming platform mode …

In recent years, some e‐commerce platforms (eg, JD. com), which allow firms to set up third‐
party stores on them, have established their own blockchain technology and publicly …

This study investigates the optimal contract design with countervailing incentives under
asymmetric selling cost information in a dual-channel supply chain comprising a …

This study investigates the manufacturer encroachment strategy within a supply chain
composed of a manufacturer and multiple competing dual-purpose online retail platforms …

We consider an e‐tailer's upstream supplier who wants to encroach into retailing to earn
additional revenue. The supplier needs to decide whether or not to enter the retail market by …

The evolution of e-commerce drives suppliers to develop online direct selling channels to
encroach on the retail market, in addition to the traditional distribution channels through the …

We study manufacturer encroachment in a two-echelon supply chain consisting of a
manufacturer (her) and a retailer (him), in which she distributes a classic product through the …

This study examines the equilibrium channel structure strategy in a supply chain where a
manufacturer can sell products to consumers via/on an online platform, and firms may focus …

Traditionally, manufacturer encroachment is investigated under an integrated organizational
structure where online business decisions are made at the whole firm level. However, with …

This paper examines how strategic inventory affects pricing decisions and contractual
outcomes of a dual-channel supply chain with the consideration of corporate social …