http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_home.aspxThe latest news in the College of BusinessWhen designing product lines, one important decision marketing and manufacturing managers must consider is whether to use common or product-specific components. While the use of common components can reduce manufacturing costs, firms have traditionally shied away from that strategy over concerns of intensifying what scholars call ?product cannibalization.?http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1853http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1853Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 CSTYunchuan "Frank" Liu, a professor of business administration, says a retailer?s optimal store layout is driven by an incentive to balance the shopping process of uncertain consumers and the pricing behavior of upstream suppliers.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1799http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1799Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 CSTResearch by Nicholas Petruzzi and Frank Liu, associate professors of business administration, delves into the good and bad of Internet-based commerce.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1752http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1752Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 CSTFrank Liu, associate professor of business administration, is quoted in this piece about offshoring protests in Illinois.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1743http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1743Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 CSTResearch by Yunchuan ?Frank? Liu, and Nicholas C. Petruzzi, professors of business administration, indicates when manufacturers bypass retailers and sell directly to consumers online, product quality can suffer.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1646http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1646Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 CSTFrank Liu, assistant professor of business administration, is quoted in this DI story about social networking website that allow members to post reviews.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1405http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1405Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CSTA draft version of the spring 2011 ICES "List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students" has been posted on the Center for Teaching Excellence website (http://cte.illinois.edu). Below are listed those faculty and teaching assistants who work in the College of Business.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1338http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1338Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CSTFrank Liu, assistant professor of business administration, is interviewed by the Daily Illini about recent research.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1089http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1089Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CSTYunchuan "Frank" Liu, professor of business administration, gives his research insights into the harmful effects of outsourcing.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1070http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=1070Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 CSTProfessor Yunchuan "Frank" Liu provides some insight into the Cyber Monday shopping phenomenon.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=685http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=685Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 CSTShoppers could see lower prices but less variety to choose from as more manufacturers sell directly to consumers through the Internet, according to new research led by Business Administration Professor Frank Liu.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=660http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=660Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTVideo advertising in stores is a moneymaker for retailers, but a growing threat to already cash-strapped print and broadcast media, according to a new study co-written by a University of Illinois business professor.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=501http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=501Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CSTAssistant Professor Yunchuan "Frank" Liu suggests in Businessweek that traditional retailers think carefully before developing an online retail presence.http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=207http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/news_item.aspx?ID=207Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST