The relationships between supply chain and firm performance: The development and testing of a unified proxy
Purpose–Supply chains directly influence the differentiation and cost of a firm's products and
services and its exposure to risk. The purpose of this paper is to use secondary financial …
services and its exposure to risk. The purpose of this paper is to use secondary financial …
Managing global sourcing: Inventory performance
The use of global suppliers has increased considerably over the last three decades.
Operations management theory establishes that global sourcing requires more units of …
Operations management theory establishes that global sourcing requires more units of …
Does inventory productivity predict future stock returns? A retailing industry perspective
We find that inventory productivity strongly predicts future stock returns among a sample of
publicly listed US retailers during the period from 1985 to 2010. A zero-cost portfolio …
publicly listed US retailers during the period from 1985 to 2010. A zero-cost portfolio …
Do inventory and gross margin data improve sales forecasts for US public retailers?
Firm-level sales forecasts for retailers can be improved if we incorporate cost of goods sold,
inventory, and gross margin (defined by us as the ratio of sales to cost of goods sold) as …
inventory, and gross margin (defined by us as the ratio of sales to cost of goods sold) as …
The effects of firm size and sales growth rate on inventory turnover performance in the US retail sector
Past research shows that inventory turnover varies substantially across firms as well as over
time. A significant portion of this variation can be explained by gross margin, capital …
time. A significant portion of this variation can be explained by gross margin, capital …
Why empirical research is good for operations management, and what is good empirical operations management?
M Fisher, M Olivares, BR Staats - Manufacturing & Service …, 2020 - pubsonline.informs.org
Why Empirical Research Is Good for Operations Management, and What Is Good Empirical
Operations Management? Page 1 MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS …
Operations Management? Page 1 MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS …
The relationship between abnormal inventory growth and future earnings for US public retailers
In this paper, we examine the relationship between inventory levels and one-year-ahead
earnings of retailers using publicly available financial data. We use benchmarking metrics …
earnings of retailers using publicly available financial data. We use benchmarking metrics …
The impact of inventory dynamics on long-term stock returns–an empirical investigation of US manufacturing companies
S Steinker, K Hoberg - Journal of Operations Management, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the relationship between the inventory dynamics and long-term
stock returns of a large panel of US manufacturing firms over the time period from 1991 to …
stock returns of a large panel of US manufacturing firms over the time period from 1991 to …
Do high and low inventory turnover retailers respond differently to demand shocks?
S Kesavan, T Kushwaha… - Manufacturing & Service …, 2016 - pubsonline.informs.org
This paper examines the differences in the behaviors of high (HIT) and low inventory
turnover (LIT) retailers in responding to demand shocks. We identify quantity and price …
turnover (LIT) retailers in responding to demand shocks. We identify quantity and price …
Inventory decisions and signals of demand uncertainty to investors
G Lai, W Xiao - Manufacturing & Service Operations …, 2018 - pubsonline.informs.org
This paper examines how managerial short-termism can affect a firm's inventory decision
when external investors have only partial information about the firm's demand uncertainty …
when external investors have only partial information about the firm's demand uncertainty …