We have developed a stochastic mathematical formulation for designing a network of multi-product supply chains comprising several capacitated production facilities, distribution centres and retailers in markets under uncertainty. This model considers demand-side and supply-side uncertainties simultaneously, which makes it more realistic in comparison to models in the existing literature. In thi...

Previous research has directly studied whether on-line retailing is more competitive than conventional retail markets. The evidence from books and music CDs is mixed. Here, I use an indirect approach to compare the competitiveness of on-line with conventional markets. Focusing on the retail market for books, I identify a peculiarity in the pricing of bestsellers relative to other titles. Suppos...

Current research activities in the area of trading digital products usually focus on specific legal or technical problems, neglecting the underlying business models and their implications on retail information systems. There is a need for a framework in to order the structure the diverse research efforts. Within the paper retailing of digital products is positioned within the wider field of ele...

One important aspect of supply chain management is the maintenance of an efficient and costeffective system for the distribution of goods or products to retailing outlets. Nowadays, it is almost inevitable that an efficient distribution network can only be achieved with the support of computer based optimization software. We show in this paper how an evolutionary algorithm (EA) can play an effe...

We investigated the effect of playfulness on user acceptance of online retailing and tested the relationship between Web quality factors and user acceptance behavior. A survey of 942 users of Web-based online retailing was conducted to test our model. The results showed that playfulness plays an important role in enhancing user attitude and behavioral intention to use a site. We also found that...

The explosive growth of the retailing sector has been one of the most important changes to have taken place within the British economy in the postwar era. It is not simply that the shopping experience has changed beyond recognition. The revolutionary impact, upon business organization, of changes occurring within the retailing sector is a regular theme within the literature [Akehurst and Alexan...

As consumers seek products that cause minimal environmental harm and bring about positive social impact, as awareness of supply chain impact grows, retailers must embrace sustainability. Given their unique position in the between upstream suppliers downstream consumers, are key to a circular economy which at initial end-of-life stage returned for continued use. By serving connection retail init...