We investigate the strategic impact of exible delivery frequencieson the competition of logistics service providers (LSPs) in a supplychain. LSPs compete for customers who choose an exclusive serviceprovider based on their individual preference, prices and inventorycosts. The service provider...

Future sustainable energy systems will need efficient, clean,low-cost, renewable energy sources, as well as market structuresthat motivate sustainable behaviors on the part ofhouseholds and businesses. “Smart grid” components canhelp consumers manage their consumption only if pricingpolicies...

We investigate the effects of alternative open access regimes on market performance. In particular, by means of an economic laboratory experiment we compare the market outcomes under unregulated wholesale competition, under a price-fixing rule (where firms must maintain their wholesale price for...

Der verstärkte Wettbewerbsdruck zwingt Unternehmen dazu, alle Aktivitäten ihrer Wertschöpfungskette hinsichtlich realisierbarer Kostensenkungspotentiale und möglicher Leistungsverbesserungen zu überprüfen. In diesem Kontext gewinnt der Beschaffungsbereich aufgrund der - durch Konzepte wie...