Problem definition: Today’s supply chains use multiple tiers, locations, and shipping speeds to better serve customers. In practice, these supply chains also face a key challenge of the possibility of a disruption (from a variety of sources), which typically limits inventory availability. We,...

We propose one of the first models of "product framing" and pricing. Product framing refers to the way consumer choice is influenced by how the products are framed, or displayed. We present a model where a set of products are displayed, or framed, into a set of virtual web pages. We assume that...

The recent rising popularity of ultra-fast delivery services on retail platforms fuels the increasing use of urban warehouses, whose proximity to customers makes fast deliveries viable. The space limit in urban warehouses poses a problem for the online retailers: the number of products (SKUs)...