The blockchain is essentially a shared database, and the data stored is unforgeable, open
and transparent, which may allow the retailers adopting the blockchain technology to attract …

This paper presents a production inventory system with a manufacturer-retailer supply chain
dealing with the non-instantaneous deteriorating products. The two-level supply chain …

Mobile app development is a fast-growing industry, with Google Play and App Store being
the two largest platforms, which provide app developers with a global audience. While each …

Extreme weather events can pose a significant threat to the agricultural economy, and
agricultural insurance serves as an effective tool to mitigate the risk. Motivated by the …

This paper mainly considers an e-tailer-Stackelberg supply chain and characterizes the
formative processes and distinct impacts of positive reviews and negative reviews on …

Nanostore operations are gaining prominence in the community group buying industry.
Motivated by this development, we use a stylized game-theoretical model to investigate the …

Facing dominant retailers, brand-owners are witnessed to increasingly ally with the
dominant retailers or other brand-owners. To study brand-owners' alliance strategies, we …

Besides carrying the operational inventory, retailers may invest in the strategic inventory for
obtaining the discount of future wholesale price, although this behavior can induce the …

With the frequent occurrence of product quality and product safety problems, traditional
supply chain traceability systems have become increasingly untrustworthy to consumers due …

Digital piracy remains a challenge for digital content developers and platforms. This study
explores the impacts of digital piracy on content developers, platforms, and consumers when …