Electronic commerce has enabled the use of intelligent agenttechnologies that can evaluate buyers, customize products, and price inreal-time. Our model of an electronic market with customizable productsanalyzes the pricing, profitability and welfare implications ofagent-based technologies that...

RFID and 3D body scanning were identified as enabling technologies for consumer-centric mass customization in apparel retail. The objective of this research was to investigate consumer knowledge, interest and concerns towards the applications of RFID and 3D body scanning in apparel retail....

How firms facing environmental uncertainty should organize their activities remains an important and challenging question for today's managers and organizational researchers. Proponents of contingency theory have argued that organizations must adjust their activities to fit the level of...

Die vorliegende Bachelorarbeit zeigt auf wie sich der Markt der deutschen Nahrungsmittelindustrie verändert, wie Marktteilnehmer Innovationen nutzen und gibt essentielle Ausblicke um Unternehmungen in diesem Bereich erfolg-reich zu machen.Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, aufzuzeigen, welchen...

In this article, we consider a model of multiple make-to-order suppliers, which compete based on their promised sojourn times. A fixed penalty is imposed on the suppliers for failing the promised delivery time requirement at an agreed service level. The demand is allocated to the suppliers...

While revenue management (RM) is traditionally considered a tool of service operations, RM shows considerable potential for application in manufacturing operations. The typical challenges in make-to-order manufacturing are fixed manufacturing capacities and a great variety in offered products,...

As Internet-based commerce becomes increasingly widespread, large datasets about the demand for and pricing of a wide variety of productsbecome available. These present exciting new opportunities for empiricaleconomic and business research, but also raise new statistical issuesand challenges. In...

An organisation’s approach to Pricing can be seen as a competency in the sense that it is a combination of skills, behaviours and the application of knowledge. As the efficiency and effectiveness of pricing decisions improve, then a range of indicators highlight a more thorough, considered and...

The price variable is among the most powerful instruments in the arsenal of the executives to achieve entry deterrence objectives. There are two main pricing strategies that firms may use to defend against a competitive market entry. The first of these options, limit pricing (or entry deterring...