Interest and inflation rates are among the most important economic indicators of any country.
Inventory management is also known as one of the most critical components of supply …

In developing economies, nanostores (ie, small independent neighborhood stores) in urban
and rural areas face different infrastructural, operational, and financial challenges. How can …

Rural nanostores are the dominant source of packaged products for consumers in rural
China, thus the more these stores order from reliable suppliers, the better the product quality …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to consolidate the existing literature on small retail and
develop a conceptual framework using thematic analysis. Design/methodology/approach …

Nanostore operations are gaining prominence in the community group buying industry.
Motivated by this development, we use a stylized game-theoretical model to investigate the …

The demand for goods transportation in emerging markets is fragmented, mainly due to the
unstructured and informal ordering behavior of the many small, traditional retailers in these …

We propose a closed-loop supply chain system that incorporates a trade-in program and
refurbishment service simultaneously. Through the trade-in program, retailers collect used …

Purpose For nanostores, striving to become the community group-buying leader is gaining
prominence. This paper aims to construct Hotelling linear models to investigate whether …

Packaging plays an important role in the movement and distribution of products along the
supply chain by safely ensuring proper product delivery, achieving economies of scale …

We consider a small retailer that manages its inventory under a strict cash constraint. At
each period, the retailer's available cash restricts the maximum inventory level that it can …