Publications

2001
Other Unpublished Work

Inventory Record Inaccuracy: An Empirical Analysis

By: Nicole DeHoratius and A. Raman

2001
Other Unpublished Work

Linking Operations and Finance in Retailing

By: A. Raman, Vishal Gaur and Marshall Fisher

Keywords: Operations; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry

Article

Execution: The Missing Link in Retail Operations

By: Ananth Raman, Nicole DeHoratius and Zeynep Ton

Keywords: Sales

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August 2000 (Revised February 2003)
Case

Borders Group, Inc.

By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman

Describes Borders Group, a well-known retail chain, in late 1999 and its traditional strengths and rapid growth in the 1990s. By 1990, however, the company had fallen behind Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble in leveraging the Internet for book retailing, although it... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Distribution Channels; Service Operations; Business Growth and Maturation; Economic Growth; Industry Growth; Growth and Development; Internet; Business Model; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Supply and Industry; Retail Industry; Publishing Industry

2000
Working Paper

Estimating Retail Demand and Lost Sales

By: Ananth Raman and Giulio Zotteri

July–August 2000
Article

Rocket-Science Retailing Is Almost Here: Are You Ready?

By: Marshall L. Fisher, A. Raman and Anna McClelland

Keywords: Science; Sales

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01 Jun 2000
Conference Presentation

Phantom Stockouts: Problem Description, Research Design, Preliminary Results

By: A. Raman and Zeynep Ton

April 2000
Background Note

Aligning Incentives for Supply Chain Efficiency

By: V.G. Narayanan and Ananth Raman

Introduces students to the basics of principal-agency theory as it applies to supply chains. Operational problems in supply chains can often be traced to incentive issues. Students and managers lack frameworks to analyze incentive problems in supply chains. This note... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Motivation and Incentives; Framework; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Agency Theory

January 2000
Article

Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains: The General Manager's Role

By: A. Raman

Keywords: Management; Supply Chain

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1999
Chapter

Managing Short-Lifecycle Products

By: A. Raman and Marshall Fisher

Keywords: History

1999
Chapter

Managing Inventory for Fashion Products

By: A. Raman

Keywords: Logistics; Fashion Industry

December 1998 (Revised February 1999)
Case

i2 Technologies, Inc.

By: Ananth Raman and Jasjit Singh

Describes the emergence and growth of i2 Technologies and the supply chain planning software industry. In December 1998, i2's market capitalization was in excess of $2 billion; the supply chain planning software industry had annual sales of approximately $1 billion and... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Applications and Software; Supply Chain Management; Production; Forecasting and Prediction; Information Technology Industry

1998
Chapter

Configuring a Supply Chain to Reduce the Cost of Demand Uncertainty

By: J. H. Hammond, Marshall L. Fisher, Walter Obermeyer and A. Raman

Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Cost Management; Demand and Consumers; Risk Management; Risk and Uncertainty

October 1998 (Revised December 1998)
Case

CompUSA The Computer Superstore

By: Ananth Raman and Anna Sheen McClelland

Examines the CompUSA organization, focusing especially on the operations and the company culture. Highlights the economics of PC retailing and the importance of a responsive supply chain for their product category. The description of company culture emphasizes the role... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain; Organizational Culture; Motivation and Incentives; Supply Chain Management; Computer Industry; Retail Industry; United States

May 1998 (Revised May 2001)
Case

Merchandising at Nine West Retail Stores

By: Ananth Raman and Colin S Welch

Describes the merchandising decision process (organization, structure, and incentives) at Nine West retail stores, a large footwear retailer in the United States. Also describes changes currently occurring at Nine West and thus provides a context in which students can... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Structure; Situation or Environment; Motivation and Incentives; Decision Making; Change; Budgets and Budgeting; Forecasting and Prediction; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States

April 1998 (Revised August 2002)
Teaching Note

Hamptonshire Express TN

By: V.G. Narayanan and Ananth Raman

Teaching Note for (9-698-053). View Details