Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to develop a methodological framework for supply chain risk management using the hierarchical holographic modeling approach. It analyses supply chain risks in a systematic manner and develops a hierarchical methodology for identifying, prioritizing and...

In this article, the lead--lag relationship in freight rates between spot and forward markets and between spot and time charter (TC) markets was investigated. A hybrid forecasting method for spot freight rates was proposed based on the price discovery functions of the freight forward agreement...

In this research, the presidential election cycle hypothesis is evaluated within the context of the turn-of-the-month effect found in stock returns. Copyright (c) 2004 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.

Purpose – Waiting lines and delays have become commonplace in service operations. As a result, customer waiting time guarantee is a widely used competition strategy in service industries. To implement waiting time guarantee strategy, managers need to not only know the average of waiting time,...

Purpose – B2B e‐hubs have been studied by IS researchers for close to a decade, and supply chain integration is a critical topic for supply chain management. However, the interface of the two topic areas has not received adequate attention from both researchers and practitioners. This paper...