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| Platform‐led or seller‐led? Optimal ex ante information delivery strategy for online retail channels with product match uncertainty. By Wang, Chen;Fu, Yujia;Yin, Zhe International Transactions in Operational Research. Mar2026, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p1232-1268. 37p. Abstract :A fundamental weakness for online retail channels is that it is impossible for consumers to perfectly ascertain the match between their preferences and the product value before purchasing. In this paper, based on the investment decision of the ex ante product information delivery measure, we study how to solve this problem for a platform‐based supply chain that consists of an online platform and an online seller. According to which firm is responsible for building the product information delivery measure, two possible cases are considered under a game‐theoretic model: the platform‐led case and the seller‐led case. The basic results reveal that compared with the seller‐led product information delivery, the platform‐led case may lead to a higher matching probability for consumers, a higher profit for the whole supply chain, and a win‐win outcome for the platform and the seller. The basic results can still hold when the platform and the seller cooperate under the format of the proportional commission fee, the two firms have different investment efficiencies in the improvement of product information delivery, or consumers have to incur hassle costs to learn the product match probability. When product return is allowed, it is shown that the return policy can play a positive role in making the seller‐led case become a win‐win choice. When the joint investment of product information delivery between the two firms can be formed, the results show that the joint investment may achieve a higher matching probability and higher profits for both the seller and the platform. | |||
| Manufacturer encroachment in a vertically differentiated market with competing retailers and counterfeiter. By Huang, Song;Chen, Yuqing International Transactions in Operational Research. Mar2026, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p1385-1418. 34p. Abstract :This study investigates the encroachment strategy of a manufacturer with multiple competing retailers in the presence of a counterfeiter who produces an imitated product in a vertically differentiated market wherein the counterfeits and authentic products differ in quality. We derive some intriguing results that uncover the strategic effects among manufacturer encroachment, counterfeiting, and retailer competition. First, having the option to encroach may hurt the manufacturer himself but benefit the counterfeiter in the presence of competing retailers. Second, increased counterfeit similarity shrinks the beneficial encroachment region for the manufacturer but may widen the beneficial region for the retailer. However, the intensified retailer competition always shrinks the beneficial region for them. Third, the individual retailer`s (manufacturer`s) profit increases (decreases) with counterfeit similarity when the manufacturer chooses encroachment. Conversely, consumer surplus (social welfare) exhibits an inverted U‐shaped (U‐shaped) pattern with counterfeit similarity under encroachment threat. Moreover, the profits and welfare may jump with counterfeit similarity because of the change in the encroachment strategy wherein retailer competition alters the jump points. | |||
| Exploring the correlation between courier workload, service density and distance with the success of last-mile and first-mile reverse logistics. By Lorenzo-Espejo, Antonio;Muñuzuri, Jesús;Onieva, Luis;Muñoz-Díaz, María-Luisa Central European Journal of Operations Research. Dec2025, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p1327-1341. 15p. Abstract :Given the recent surge in online sales, particularly accentuated by the health crisis in 2020 and 2021, companies operating in the retail sector have increasingly recognised the importance of business-to-consumer (B2C) distribution. Consequently, last-mile logistics optimization has garnered increased attention in both academic and industry contexts. In this study, we examine the relationship between the workloads of couriers and their proficiency in executing assigned services in a B2C last-mile and first-mile reverse logistics environment. Additionally, we evaluate the connection between service density in an area and the distance between warehouses and service points with completion rates among couriers. By analysing a dataset corresponding to the deliveries and collections made in Madrid in 2021, we identify significant and moderate correlations between the couriers` workloads and service completion rate. It should be noted that the correlations of completion rate with distance and visit frequency to each area are weak, yet statistically significant. | |||
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