...Zhong Du; Xiang Li; Zhi-Ping Fan Purpose In the practice of live streaming e-commerce, the consumer demand is usually uncertain, and the inventory and prices can be decided by brand owners or streamers. To this end, this study examines the inventory and pricing decisions of the brand owner...

... strategies, where delivery leadtime and unit price (or raw material cost) can be negotiated, are provided by customers and suppliers. Its effectiveness is illustrated by a practical application. Design/methodology/approach – The present study is a rolling decision-making problem and is solved...

...Simon Lee; Abdou Illia; Assion Lawson‐Body Purpose This study aims to adopt illusion of control and lateral consumer relationship in order to investigate their effects on price fairness in online auction and group buying context. These two variables have been known to have strong influences...

...Jerry Fitchett Britain's share of overseas trade would increase if more companies were to change to a door‐to‐door pricing system — a price inclusive of transportation. In a survey, tradition was given as the main reason for companies not using “delivered” pricing. It is argued that this system...