Problem Definition: Although it is well known that a reseller’s ability to hold strategic inventory under a short-term supply contract can potentially benefit both the reseller and a supplier, existing research on strate- gic inventory focuses almost exclusively on exclusive reselling...

It is now widely accepted that a retailer’s use of strategic inventory can mitigate double marginalization and improve the coordination of a supply chain, potentially benefitting both the downstream retailer and an upstream manufacturer. However, this conclusion has typically been based on the...

This paper examines the economic effects of the fulfillment services offered by Amazon (FBA) to the third-party sellers on its retail platform (Amazon 2018). Logistics is critical for e-commerce. By FBA, the service levels of the third-party sellers are substantially improved, and so is their...