In this paper we test the purchasing power parity for the post Bretton Woods period for 18 main industrial countries. As base currencies we use alternatively the Deutsche mark, the Japanese yen, and the US dollar. We employ error correction models for single countries and on the level of pooled equations allowing eecient inference on domestic and foreign price elasticities of nominal exchange r...

T paper develops a model of conversion behavior (i.e., converting store visits into purchases) that predicts each customer’s probability of purchasing based on an observed history of visits and purchases. We offer an individual-level probability model that allows for different forms of customer heterogeneity in a very flexible manner. Specifically, we decompose an individual’s conversion behavi...

Retail food environments have received attention for their influence on dietary behaviors and for their nutrition intervention potential. To improve diet-related behaviors, such as fruit and vegetable (FV) purchasing, it is important to examine its relationship with in-store environmental characteristics. This study used baseline data from the "El Valor de Nuestra Salud" study to examine how in...

outcomes. The Health of the Nation4 was published in June 1991, and the results of consultation will be drawn together with a view to publishing a white paper this spring. This is likely to highlight the importance of multisectoral action to promote health nationally and locally but will also require a more critical appraisal of the role of the NHS itself and the responsibilities of health prof...

The proportion of hospital turnover linked to purchasing co-operatives will rise from the present 45% to 90% in 2010, according to the study Future Relevance and Consequences of Hospital Purchasing Cooperatives for Medical Technology Suppliers in Germany, commissioned by the German medical technology association BVMed from the consultancy firm Simon Kucher & Partners. ‘The bundling together...

This paper examines the impact of group purchasing organizations (GPOs) on healthcare8 product supply chains. The supply chain we examine consists of a profit-maximizing manufacturer with a 9 quantity-discount schedule that is nonincreasing in quantity and ensures nondecreasing revenue, a profit10 maximizing GPO, a competitive source selling at a fixed unit price, and n providers (e.g., hospita...

A model for comparing the inventory costs of purchasing under the economic order quantity (EOQ) system and the just-intime (JIT) order purchasing system in existing literature concluded that JIT purchasing was virtually always the preferable inventory ordering system especially at high level of annual demand. By expanding the classical EOQ model, this paper shows that it is possible for the EOQ...

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, tüketicilerin satın alma tarzlarının mobil niyeti üzerindeki etkisinde, sosyal medya reklamlarının aracılık rolünün tespit edilmesidir. 
 Tasarım/Yöntem: Mobil cihaza sahip ve uygulamalarından en az bir tanesini kullanan tüketiciler araştırmanın evrenini oluştururken, çevrimiçi anket yöntemiyle ulaşılan 1162 tüketici ise örneklemi oluşturmaktadır. Verilerin analizi ...

There have been heated debates on the controversial role of healthcare Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) which negotiate contracts with vendor on the behalf of healthcare providers. These GPOs cover their costs by charging manufacturers ‘‘Contract Admi nistrative Fees,’’ instead of being reimbursed by the providers. This causes conflicts of interests. Therefore, purchasing through GPOs migh...

Electronic word of mouth is available to customers in different types of online consumer reviews, which can be used to help them make e-commerce purchasing decisions. Customers acknowledge that online consumer reviews help them to determine eWOM credibility and to make purchasing decisions. This study uses surveys and multiple regression analysis to create an extended Elaboration Likelihood Mod...