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Retail Supply Chain Management

Quantitative Models and Empirical Studies

  • Tackles the timely subject of retail management from a rigorous, OR perspective
  • All the chapters are written by the leading research scholars in the field
  • Each chapter contains model-based quantitative methodologies and empirical studies
  • Covers retail supply chain practices, inventory planning, and price optimization

Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (ISOR, volume 122)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Overview of Chapters

    • Narendra Agrawal, Stephen A. Smith
    Pages 1-9
  3. Supply Chain Planning Processes for Two Major Retailers

    • Narendra Agrawal, Stephen A. Smith
    Pages 11-23
  4. The Role of Execution in Managing Product Availability

    • Nicole DeHoratius, Zeynep Ton
    Pages 53-77
  5. Category Captainship Practices in the Retail Industry

    • Mümin KurtuluÅŸ, L. Beril Toktay
    Pages 79-98
  6. Assortment Planning: Review of Literature and Industry Practice

    • A. Gürhan Kök, Marshall L. Fisher, Ramnath Vaidyanathan
    Pages 99-153
  7. Multi-Location Inventory Models for Retail Supply Chain Management

    • Narendra Agrawal, Stephen A. Smith
    Pages 207-235
  8. Clearance pricing in retail chains

    • Stephen A. Smith
    Pages 271-291
  9. Markdown Competition

    • Seungjin Whang
    Pages 293-307
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 309-327

About this book

In today's retail environment, characterized by product proliferation, price competition, expectations of service quality, and advances in technology, many organizations are struggling to maintain profitability. Rigorous analytical methods have emerged as the most promising solution to many of these complex problems. Indeed, the retail industry has emerged as a fascinating choice for researchers in the field of supply chain management.

In Retail Supply Chain Management, leading researchers provide a detailed review of cutting-edge methodologies that address the complex array of these problems. A critical resource for researchers and practitioners in the field of retailing, chapters in this book focus on three key areas: (1) empirical studies of retail supply chain practices, (2) assortment and inventory planning, and (3) integrating price optimization into retail supply chain decisions.

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eBook USD 89.00
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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