Purpose The starting point of the paper is the fact that customers participate in the logistics activities of the supply chain (SC) (Johnston, 1989; Granzin and Bahn, 1989). Having established that customers can and do participate in logistics, firms can consider transferring some of their logistics...

Many retailers use coupons to compensate customers who complain. They also establish procedures to manage complaints quickly to avoid customer defection. Little attention has been paid to how these managerial actions used by retailers (e.g. coupons, quick response, etc.) interact and no research...