We analyze self- and joint procurement of countries with heterogeneous demand for a good offered by a price discriminating monopolist. We find that not only countries with low but also with high demand can benefit from committing to jointly procure equal quantities at a uniform price, even if...

Internet auctions have become very important for B-2-C E-Commerce. With 56 million active users, eBay alone generates a 34 billion in turnover per annum [Ebay05, 2]. Typically, forward auctions with an ascending- bid mechanism are employed in B-2-C or C-2-C environments. Sellers initiate...

Intro -- CHAPTER ONE WHAT IS PROCUREMENT? -- CHAPTER TWO WHAT NEXT?THE FUTURE OF PROCUREMENT -- CHAPTER THREE WHAT IS A SUPPLY CHAIN? -- CHAPTER FOUR BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY -- CHAPTER FIVE WHAT IS THE AGILE METHOD? -- CHAPTER SIX THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AGILE PROJECTMANAGEMENT AND HOW TO APPLY...