Due to spatial separation between points of distribution and consumption, a vital feature of retailing is the provision of delivery services by customers, retailers, or transport intermediaries. Some store retailers, many Internet retailers, and most transport intermediaries use a multizone...

Contents: Preface / Charles A. Ingene and James R. Brown -- 1. Introduction -- James R. Brown and Charles A. Ingene / Part I: Location in a value chain: conceptual and analytical perspectives -- 2. Choosing value-chain locations in marketing channels: integrating service-dominant logic and...

Mathematical Models of Distribution Channelsidentifies eight 'Channel Myths' that characterize almost all analytical research on distribution channels. The authors prove that models that incorporate one or more Channel Myths generate distorted conclusions; they also develop a methodology that...