Uncertain future and fears about the stock-outs will compel customers to stock goods at home, resulting in panic buying. Even though it is a frequently observed consumer behaviour, there scant literature dual-channel supply chain (DCSC) which address this demand disruption. This study analytically models analyses impact of buying DCSC. For that we consider two-echelon comprising manufacturer, b...

We present the first stages of a system that tracks customers in a store with the goal of activity analysis. The ultimate goal is to provide a tool for making various marketing decisions. In this paper, we focus on the low level processing methods for determining the position of the customers in the store. We present a method to extract the low-level head coordinates to be further used for trac...

This paper reports on the findings from case studies of two Chinese leading home appliance companies which address the main e-business applications in Chinese home appliance companies. In particular, it explores the sources of competitive advantages gained from e-business applications. Specific attention has been paid towards using the value chain framework to analyse the main sources of compet...

Retailers’ brands maker with private label have significantly boosted market share in recent years. Creating new brands for goods or services provide differentiation with similar distributors. The main aim of this paper is to test which component can be more effective in consumers’ purchase intention based on using private label for goods’ image. This research data was collected by prior st...

The smart home technology controls the electronic devices in home environment using mobile phones. There are few solutions available in market to control home appliance electronic devices. One of the solutions is to control each device using a separate remote control. There are two problems associated with this solution. Firstly, it is difficult to manage separate controller for each device and...

Remote home management is one of the developing areas in current technology. In this paper we described how to manage and control home appliances using mobile phone, people can use this system to do things in their home from a far place before they reach home. For instance, user may start his/her room cooler or heater so that before they reach home the condition in the room will be conducive, a...