Xia, Yu; Chen, Bintong; Kouvelis, Panos - In: Management Science 54 (2008) 11, pp. 1861-1875
We study competitive marketplaces with multiple suppliers and multiple buyers dealing with a single product. A buyer chooses the supplier who offers the best price for his order profile, as described by his order size and delivery frequency. A supplier's offering price reflects her logistic cost...