this paper considers the fuzzy inventory model for deteriorating items for power demand under fully backlogged conditions. we define various factors which are affecting the inventory cost by using the shortage costs. an intention of this paper is to study the inventory modelling through fuzzy environment. inventory parameters, such as holding cost, shortage cost, purchasing cost and deteriorati...

We study two different choice models that capture the purchasing behavior of customers who only consider purchasing one of two substitutable products. We refer to these customers as choosy. The first choice model captures substitution behavior through probabilistic transitions between products. Under this choice model, a customer’s buying process can be captured in two steps: an arrival with th...

A healthy environment is a reflection of the pro-environmental behavior community. High population growth causes volume waste to increase. Waste itself leftover material that not used anymore after end process. One form individual concern for by choosing environmentally friendly products. Consumers will evaluate and make purchasing decisions considering comparing one product another. Consumers'...

The present study examined the effects of using English in products advertisements published in magazines in Iran on their Persian-speaking target audiences. 180 respondents, classified based on their gender and education, participated in this study. Respondents’ perceptions of the product/brand image and attitudes towards the advertisements, their purchasing intention, and degrees of their com...

Group purchasing sites have recently gained tremendous popularity on the Internet. Besides the collective buying model, the leading website, Groupon.com, also introduces a tipping point mechanism to the U.S. e-market. The current study creates a theoretical model that integrates the theory of mind with models from e-commerce research to further study the buyer’s decision making influenced by a ...

Within the Canadian Department of National Defence, a prototype civilian workforce simulation model was developed for the modelling and analysis of one particular occupational group, the Purchasing and Supply (PG) Group. The model was developed to explore workforce modelling techniques for the civilian workforce with the intention of potentially modifying it for analyses of other occupational g...

This research was initiated in an attempt to understand customer intentions towards purchasing from an Internet bookstore. Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior was used to predict the intentions and behavior of different customer groupings based on their lifestyle and personality. Factor and cluster analyses were used to segment the sample into three clusters. Data were then collected in seven co...

As organizations spend a significant amount of their resources on online channels, it is vitally important to understand the effects of this cost on consumer behavior. The author developed and empirically tested an integrated model combining the effects of organizational efforts on consumer concerns, process satisfaction, and purchase intentions. The results of this effort suggested that consum...

Applying the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM), this study investigated the moderating effects of involvement with an online group-buying (OGB) website in relation to the effects of information disclosure on customers’ OGB intentions. This study collected data consisting of a total of 142 responses from individuals with previous experience with purchasing products from OGB websites, and applie...

In this paper, we examined Web-based information systems (WIS) success and focused on User Satisfaction in the context of a consumer purchasing decision. The results indicate strong support for the research model consisting of three fundamental User Satisfaction components: Task Support Satisfaction (TSS), Decision Support Satisfaction (DSS), and Interface Satisfaction. The model explains appro...