Optimal policies and heuristics to match supply with demand for online retailing

• Main Authors: DENG, Qiyuan, LI, Xiaobo, LIM, Yun Fong, LIU, Fang
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: online seasonal sales; product ordering; inventory allocation; order fulfillment; multiple periods; Business; E-Commerce; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4528; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5527/viewcontent/yflim_MSOM2024b_ORG.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Problem definition: We consider an online retailer selling multiple products to different zones over a finite horizon with multiple periods. At the start of the horizon, the retailer orders the products from a single supplier and stores them at multiple warehouses. The retailer determines the produc...