We study a supply chain of a manufacturer selling to two asymmetric retailers engaged in
inventory (order quantity) competition in the presence of demand uncertainty and an …

We consider a two‐echelon supply chain with a manufacturer supplying to multiple
downstream retailers engaged in differentiated Cournot competition. Each retailer has …

A firm making quantity decision under uncertainty loses profit if its private information is
leaked to competitors. Outsourcing increases this risk as a third party supplier may leak …

Purpose–Many research studies in operations management (OM) and strategic
management (SM) investigate how different kinds of firm decisions regarding business …

R&D Cost Sharing along the Supply Chain Page 1 International Journal of Business and
Economics, 2011, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1-11 R&D Cost Sharing along the Supply Chain Mark R …

Large firms often negotiate wage rates with labor unions. When they do, an ex ante
agreement to share information should make it more likely that they will reach an agreement …

The Bullwhip effect (BWE) was identified as a problem for the supply chains more than half a
century ago. Complicating the inventory management and order fulfilment, it caused higher …

In this study we investigate the convexity of the profit function of a regulated firm with respect
to the random shocks in the marginal costs and the demand intercept, and its implications …

Large firms often negotiate the terms of trade with their input suppliers. When they do so, an
ex-ante agreement to share information about parameters should make it more likely that …

In this paper we consider a two-echelon supply chain in which downstream retailers engage
in Cournot competition. Each retailer is endowed with private information about the …