Unlike traditional retailers, which use inventory speculation for all their merchandise, Internet book retailers selectively use inventory postponement for specific merchandise items to lower their inventory costs. We develop and test hypotheses that describe merchandise determinants of...

A drastic reduction in the cost of transmitting information has tremendously increased the°ow and availability of information. Greater availability of information increases the ¯rm's abilityto manage its supply chain and, therefore, increases its operational performance. However,...

The Internet, a growing network of networks, is an often touted and often misunderstoodtechnology. It has its own infrastructure complete with service providers, private networks, usercommunities, international links, etc. similar to telephone or telegraph industries. However, theInternet is...

As the cable television networks transition from a broadcast-only network, to a high-bandwidthtwo-way network, the importance and functionality of the set-top box increases. However,developments in the set-top box industry have been restrained by the control the cable companieshave over their...