the unbiased seller: the price decreases with the remaining inventory and increases with the time-to-go. Interestingly, we …

We propose a behavioral theory to predict actual ordering behavior in multi-location inventory systems. The theory … experimentally test the proposed theory in both the centralized and decentralized inventory structures using subjects motivated by … substantial nancial incentives. Consistent with the proposed theory, actual orders exhibit the so-called pull-to-center bias and …

We develop a theory that shows signaling a firm's fundamental quality (e.g., its operational capabilities) to lenders … through inventory transactions to be more efficient---it leads to less costly operational distortions---than signaling through … costs, market size, and inventory salvage value. Signaling through inventory being only tenable when inventory transactions …

median of inventory holding periods were reduced from 96 days to 81 days. The average rate of inventory reduction is about 2 …% per year. The greatest reduction was found for work-in-process inventory, which declined by about 6% per year. Finished …

operational issue of quantity allocation between two uncertain suppliers and its effects on the inventory policies of the buyer …

This paper studies how judicious resource allocation in networks mitigates risk. Theory is presented for general …, flexibility (e.g., inventory substitution), and sharing (commonality). In contrast to single-resource settings, risk … hedge and suggest rules of thumb for strategic placement of safety capacity and inventory in networks: (1) Risk pooling …