報告題目：The Impact of Product Variety on Operations and Sales Performance

報告人：Dr. Xiang(Sean) Wan， The Ohio State University.

報告時間：2017年12月28日上午10:00，

報告地點：旭日樓306教室

講座内容：We examine the impact of product variety decisions on an operational measure – unit fill rate – and on sales performance. Results are estimated using weekly data over three years from 108 distribution centers of a major soft drink bottler. Our results show that fill rates are negatively associated with product variety at a diminishing rate. In addition, we examine the total effect of product variety on sales including both the direct effect and the indirect effect through operationsperformance. The total impact of product variety on sales initially is positive, although at adiminishing rate. However, beyond a certain level, increased product variety actually results in lower sales; that is, “too much of a good thing”. Thus, the findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the impact of product variety on operations and sales performance.

報告人簡介：Dr. Xiang(Sean) Wan serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Marketing and Logistics, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University.  Dr. Wan holds aPhD in Business Administration with a major inSupply Chain Management from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Dr. Wan’s research interests include product and service variety management, inventory management, supply chain coordination. His research work has been published in highly recognized global publications includingStrategic Management Journal,Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences Journaland the Journal of Business Logistics, among other publications.