Supply chain management is a critical aspect of conducting any business. In this article, we provide an overview of the advancements in supply chain management. In the initial section, we present alternative definitions and key issues related to supply chain management followed by a discussion...

We consider a manufacturer serving a retailer who sells its product to customers over two periods. Each firm determines its unit price. The retailer orders the product from the manufacturer prior to the beginning of the selling periods. We consider two types of customers: strategic customers who...

Customer reviews are essential to online marketplaces. However, it is not clear how (or if) the dispersion in customer reviews affects seller's activity level and number of matches in a marketplace where each seller needs to make a proposal to serve. Our paper distinctively investigates the...

We examine how blockchain technology can be used to combat counterfeiting. Specifically, we consider a market that consists of a manufacturer and a counterfeiter. The manufacturer can either use blockchain or signal through pricing to validate product authenticity. Customers have privacy...