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Strategic inventory deployment for retail and e-tail stores

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  • Yao, Dong-Qing
  • Yue, Xiaohang
  • Mukhopadhyay, Samar K.
  • Wang, Ziping

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In this paper, we study a supply chain comprising one manufacturer and one retailer. Customers can make purchases either from the retailer or directly from the manufacturer via an e-tail channel. From the manufacturer's perspective of managing the two channels, we study three different inventory strategies, namely centralized inventory strategy, a Stackelberg inventory strategy, and a strategy where the e-tail operation is outsourced to a third party logistics provider (3PL). For each strategy, we obtain the optimal inventory levels in retail and e-tail stores and the respective expected profits. We compare the performance of various strategies. Managerial insights are provided through analytical and numerical analyses to illustrate the applicability of different strategies.

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  • Yao, Dong-Qing & Yue, Xiaohang & Mukhopadhyay, Samar K. & Wang, Ziping, 2009. "Strategic inventory deployment for retail and e-tail stores," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 646-658, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:37:y:2009:i:3:p:646-658
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