Inference procedures based on density based minimum distance techniques provide attractive alternatives to likelihood based methods for the statistician. The minimum disparity estimators are asymptotically efficient under the model; several members of this family also have strong robustness...

Purpose – Attaining high response rates in survey‐based supply chain management (SCM) research is becoming increasingly difficult, but small samples can limit the reliability and validity of empirical research findings. The purpose of this article is to analyze the status quo and provide a...