In the digital age, retail store operations face a variety of novel challenges and complexities.
We review 255 papers on retail store operations from 32 operations research, management …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to: first, provide a systematic review of the drivers of
retail on-shelf availability (OSA) that have been scrutinized in the literature; second, identify …

We consider the problem of assigning stockkeeping units to distribution centers (DCs)
belonging to different DC types of a retail network, eg, central, regional, and local DCs. The …

This paper develops a planning concept for defining repetitive delivery patterns according to
which stores of a grocery retailer are supplied from a distribution center. Applying repetitive …

Inventory record inaccuracy (IRI) is a pervasive problem in retailing and causes non-trivial
profit loss. In response to retailers' interest in identifying antecedents and consequences of …

The world is rapidly urbanizing, causing businesses to rethink venerable principles related
to logistics and distribution. As populations urbanize and customer service expectations …

Inventory record inaccuracy (IRI) is the mismatch between the quantity that is recorded in a
company's inventory management system and the quantity that is actually physically …

Spoilage reduction in fresh product supply chains is an important challenge and represents
great opportunities for cost savings and reduced environmental and social footprints. The …

A potential answer to retailer's shelf out‐of‐stocks (OOS), where the item is in the store but
customers cannot find it, is to employ third‐party service providers to execute audits and …

This article focuses on the tactical problem of selecting delivery patterns according to which
grocery stores are repetitively supplied with products from different order segments by retail …