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Inventory control and intermediation in global supply chains
Zhan, Qu; Raff, Horst; Schmitt, Nicolas - 2015
The paper develops a simple theoretical model of inventory control in global supply chains. It identifies a role for … intermediaries in managing inventory, and shows that inserting an intermediary as an additional link in a supply chain is profitable … when demand volatility is high. It also provides conditions under which the intermediary handling inventory is located in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010491653
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Inventory control and intermediation in global supply chains
Zhan, Qu; Raff, Horst; Schmitt, Nicolas - 2015
The paper develops a simple theoretical model of inventory control in global supply chains. It identifies a role for … intermediaries in managing inventory, and shows that inserting an intermediary as an additional link in a supply chain is profitable … when demand volatility is high. It also provides conditions under which the intermediary handling inventory is located in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010496944
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Inventory control and intermediation in global supply chains
Qu, Zhan; Raff, Horst; Schmitt, Nicolas - 2015
The paper develops a simple theoretical model of inventory control in global supply chains. It identifies a role for … intermediaries in managing inventory, and shows that inserting an intermediary as an additional link in a supply chain is profitable … when demand volatility is high. It also provides conditions under which the intermediary handling inventory is located in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010491421
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Inventory Control and Intermediation in Global Supply Chains
Qu, Zhan; Raff, Horst; Schmitt, Nicolas - 2015
The paper develops a simple theoretical model of inventory control in global supply chains. It identifies a role for … intermediaries in managing inventory, and shows that inserting an intermediary as an additional link in a supply chain is profitable … when demand volatility is high. It also provides conditions under which the intermediary handling inventory is located in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500425
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Inventory Control and Intermediation in Global Supply Chains
QU, Zhan; Raff, Horst; Schmitt, Nicolas - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2015
The paper develops a simple theoretical model of inventory control in global supply chains. It identifies a role for … intermediaries in managing inventory, and shows that inserting an intermediary as an additional link in a supply chain is profitable … when demand volatility is high. It also provides conditions under which the intermediary handling inventory is located in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011208176
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Vertical Foreign Direct Investment: Make, Sell and (Not) Buy
Milliou, Chrysovalantou; Sandonís, Joel - 2016
According to conventional wisdom, multinational firms undertake vertical FDI in order to take advantage of cross-border factor cost differences and source the inputs from abroad at better terms. Recent empirical findings though document that this is not always the case. We provide theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584889
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Vertical foreign direct investment : make, sell and (not) buy
Milliou, Chrysovalantou; Sandonís, Joel - 2016
According to conventional wisdom, multinational firms undertake vertical FDI in order to take advantage of cross-border factor cost differences and source the inputs from abroad at better terms. Recent empirical findings though document that this is not always the case. We provide theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565578
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Intermediaries in International Trade: Direct Versus Indirect Modes of Export
Bernard, Andrew B.; Grazzi, Marco; Tomasi, Chiara - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2012
This paper examines the factors that give rise to intermediaries in exporting and explores the implications for trade volumes. Export intermediaries such as wholesalers serve different markets and export different products than manufacturing exporters. In particular, high market-specific fixed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010535359
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Intermediaries in International Trade: Direct versus indirect modes of export
Bernard, Andrew B.; Grazzi, Marco; Tomasi, Chiara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
This paper examines the factors that give rise to intermediaries in exporting and explores the implications for trade volumes. Export intermediaries such as wholesalers serve different markets and export different products than manufacturing exporters. In particular, high market-specific fixed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083354
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World market access of emerging-market firms: The role of foreign ownership and access to external finance
Raff, Horst; Trofimenko, Natalia - 2014
This paper uses micro-data fromtheWorld Bank Investment Climate Surveys 2002-2006 to investigate how foreign ownership and access to external finance affect the likelihood of manufacturers in emerging markets to export and/or import. Applying propensity score matching to control for differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010478932