Many retailers designate one national brand manufacturer in each product category as a "category captain" to help manage the entire category. A category captain may perform demand-enhancing services such as better shelf arrangements, shelf-space management, and design and management of in-store...

The Oxford Handbook of Pricing Management is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of pricing across industries, environments, and methodologies. The Handbook illustrates the wide variety of pricing approaches that are used in different industries. It also covers the diverse range of...

The Oxford Handbook of Pricing Management is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of pricing across industries, environments, and methodologies. The Handbook illustrates the wide variety of pricing approaches that are used in different industries. It also covers the diverse range of...

Hybrid flow shop (HFS) scheduling has been extensively examined and the main objective has been to improve production efficiency. However, limited attention has been paid to the consideration of energy consumption with the advent of green manufacturing. This paper proposes a new ant colony...

Anecdotal evidence from U.S. manufacturers and literature from strategy and operations research suggest that industry competition may be driving firm contract manufacturing decisions. However, there is little empirical research regarding specific drivers of contract manufacturing, particularly...