We formulate the problem of designing a personalized recommendation system for an online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace, propose a method to solve it, and evaluate results using field experiments. In this problem, buyers place requests for quotation (RFQs) to the platform, sellers...

This paper measures the size of New Zealand's co-operative sector, in terms of its direct contribution to output and employment as well as its indirect impact. The findings here are based on data derived largely from surveying the co-operative sector in 2012. It revises prior and incomplete...

Cartel detection is usually viewed as a key task of either competition authorities or compliance officials in firms with an elevated risk of cartelization. We argue that customers of hard core cartels can have both incentives and possibilities to detect such agreements on their own initiative...

Fragmentation of production into more and more complex supply chains is a prominent feature of globalisation. It implies that transaction costs as part of total costs of ownership carry a large weight in procurement decisions. An analysis of the various types of transaction costs is also...

If an upstream manufacturer can use coupons to price discriminate, the downstream retailer can also use coupons to price discriminate. In doing so, the retailer takes a share of the price discrimination profit from the manufacturer. To gain a larger profit share, the retailer has an incentive to...

The objective of this study is to determine the effect of relevant variables related to strategic sources of financial resources — in our case, suppliers' trade credit and use of financial institutions — over performance among Spanish construction firms. By analyzing a large dataset...

This paper presents a typology and classifies the literature on inventory models with multiple sourcing options. The categories for classification include the number of considered echelons, the source of uncertainty, the model structure, as well as the general research approach. By means of the...

This study assesses how top-tier suppliers market their capabilities to ensure a responsible upstream supply chain to their downstream buyers, and how the marketing of corporate social responsibility (CSR)-related supply management practices affects the reputation of top-tier suppliers in...

Economic theory implies that research and development (R&D) efforts increase firm productivity and ultimately profits. In particular, R&D expenses lead to the development of intellectual property (IP) and IP commands a return that increases overall profits of the firm.This hypothesis is...

Economic theory implies that research and development (R&D) efforts increase firm productivity and ultimately profits. In particular, R&D expenses lead to the development of intellectual property (IP) and IP commands a return that increases overall profits of the firm. This hypothesis is...