In this study we examine the effects of horizontal inter-organizational arrangements on
inventory costs for hospitals facing two key environmental conditions, namely the logistics …

Consumers' revisit is essential for online group-buying (OGB) websites to enhance financial
and non-financial outcomes. From the perspective of transaction cost economics (TCE), this …

Drawing upon social capital theory and the platform synergy perspective from systems
theory, this study develops an explanatory model to explain how social capital, platform …

Bargaining with suppliers is a key Purchasing and Supply Management (PSM) activity but
there is considerable ambiguity over what bargaining entails and the concept currently lacks …

Efficiency in supply chain operations is increasingly a key strategic goal as organizations
focus on containing cost. This is especially the case for hospitals where supply chain costs …

With the growing popularity of group-buying websites, a plethora of group-buying options is
available to consumers. Given this range of choices, information diffusion in group-buying …

In diverse industries, from grocery retailing to health care, retailers join buying groups to
achieve better terms with suppliers. The authors track the buying group membership of …

This paper focuses on the membership aspect of collaborative purchasing by examining the
factors related to an organization's decision to change its affiliation with group purchasing …

This study proposes Porter's five forces model-based technique that measures a company's
competitiveness through objective indicators and metrics. We introduce a novel model, the …

Group buying can create high demand for firms in a short period by offering significant price
discounts to attract more consumers who are unfamiliar with the items and enhance their …