Title :
Growth modeling for e-commerce firms
Author :
Feng, Junwen ; Zangwill, Willard
Author_Institution :
Nanjing Univ. of Sci. & Technol., China
Abstract :
Some basic issues of electronic commerce (EC) firms are discussed. A general procedure to model the growth of the EC firms is proposed. A mathematical optimization model to analyze the issues and determine the optimal growth rate is given. Finally, a case model study is presented, and some possible extensions are discussed
Keywords :
electronic commerce; management; e-commerce firms; firms growth modeling; mathematical optimization model; optimal growth rate; Business; Conducting materials; Electronic commerce; Marketing and sales; Mathematical model; Oceans; Packaging; Positron emission tomography; Production; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.952003
