This work presents a “3 steps–2 aggregation levels” methodological approach for modelling the evolution of the hybrid demand order flow pattern over long time horizons. The hybrid demand is the result of the mutual interaction between the e-commerce and the traditional demand. Thus, its...

Maintaining and developing competitive advantages in a constantly changing market require the creation and exploitation of a network of adequate competences. Competence management necessitates both clean formalization and evaluation of the pertinence of competences. This depends on several...

Trust has been identified as a significant role-playing factor, which guards supply chains against high inventories and poor customer services. Previous research addressed trust in supply chain mostly with the aid of surveys, interviews and field data analysis. Using an extended version of the...

Consider a supply chain in which products move through multiple serial echelons before they are finally shipped to the end customer. In such a serial multi-echelon inventory system, inventory managers make dynamic decisions, called inventory replenishment decisions, to regulate inventory levels,...

We investigate the relationship between trust and inventory replenishment decision indicators in a triadic (three-echelon) serial supply chain. We consider two types of trust; trust in supplier and trust in customer. The extant behavioral operations literature on inventory management generally...

Trust has been identified as a significant role-playing factor guarding supply chains against over-ordering and hoarding behavior, high inventory levels, high transaction costs, and poor customer satisfactions. Previous research addressed trust in supply chain mostly with the aid of surveys,...