In the context of “Internet+”, accelerating the in-depth integration of teachers’ continuing education and information technology, improving the comprehensive quality and abilities of elementary and middle school teachers, and promoting the development of elementary and middle school...

Motivated by the recent trend of increasing transparency and traceability in the food and pharmaceutical industries, we investigate the impacts of traceability on a supply chain in which a buyer (e.g., a procurement agent or retailer) sources a product from multiple competing suppliers. When a...

Two-sided marketplaces have grown rapidly over recent years and are ubiquitous in daily life. One important challenge is to design the marketplace to support the sustainability and efficiency of the ecosystem. This paper investigates the roles of selling formats in a two-sided marketplace with...

The current ruble crisis causes much trouble for many of those eastern European countries like Russia and its neighbour countries: Strong ruble depreciation and high inflation for consumer goods are its most negative consequences. Because the ruble is only a national currency, but not a world...