Retail supply chain management: quantitative models and empirical studies

In today's retail environment, characterized by product proliferation, price competition, expectations of service quality, and advances in technology, manyorganizations are struggling to maintain profitability. Rigorous analytical methods have emerged as the most promising solution to many of these complex problems. Indeed, the retail industry has emerged as a fascinating choice for researchers in the field of supply chain management. In Retail Supply Chain Management, leading researchers provide a detailed review of cutting-edge methodologies that address the complex array of these problems. A critical resource for researchers and practitioners in the field of retailing, chapter in this book focus on three key areas: (1) empirical studies of retail supply chain practices, (2) assortment and inventory planning, and (3) integrating price optimization into retail supply chain decisions. Tackles the timely subject of retailmanagement from a rigorous, OR perspective All the chapters are written by the leading research scholars in the field Each chapter contains model-based quantitative methodologies and empirical studies Covers retail supply chain practices, inventory planning, and price optimization INDICE: Demand forecasting and estimation.- Supply chain design.- Inventory Management.- Supply chain coordination.- Assortment planning.- Pricing.- Empirical studies linking operational performance to competitiveness.- Application case studies.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-78902-6
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés