We build an econometric model of a household's purchase incidence and brand choice decisions in complementary product categories to account for cross-category dependence in demand. Complementarity is modeled as the additional utility that a household derives from the joint consumption of brands...

Cloud manufacturing task scheduling (CMTS) gains widespread attention in the cloud manufacturing (CMfg) community. At present, most related researches are mainly aimed at task-oriented scheduling and there are few researches considering user’ characteristics, like user preferences. In this...

This study proposes and tests a process model of the impact of the retailer's transaction specific assets (TSA) on the retailer's profit. We found that product and promotional resources transacted across the firm boundary fully mediate the relationship between the retailer's TSA and the...

Although rebates are widely employed, redemption is not effort-free, and the hassle of redemption is an important decision variable for buyers. The current research examines the impact of hassle cost on optimal rebate strategy. An analytical model is developed that simultaneously determines the...