To gain cost advantage and market share, many firms implemented various initiatives such
as outsourced manufacturing and product variety. These initiatives are effective in a stable …

Purpose–A growing body of literature has begun to recognise that in the era of supply chain
management it is important to look beyond the flexible factory to the flexible supply chain …

Conic optimization is a significant and thriving research area within the optimization
community. Conic optimization is the general class of problems concerned with optimizing a …

Due to recent supply disruptions, there has been a rapid increase in panic buying. This
study considers a wholesaler selling two brands of a product with multiple weights and …

In this review, we summarize model-based research on contracts in the supply chain setting
and provide a taxonomy for work in this area. During our discussions it became clear that the …

Purpose–With increasing exposure to disruptions, it is vital for supply chains to manage risks
proactively. Prediction of potential failure points and overall impact of these risks is …

If the cost of borrowing is not too high, the capital-constrained newsvendor borrows funds to
procure an amount that is less than would be ideal. The lender charges an interest rate that …

We reviewed the manuscripts focused on Supply Chain Management that had been
published in Production and Operations Management (POM) over roughly 15 years (1992 to …

Abstract The Real Options approach to decision-making has been useful in capturing and
valuing the flexibility inherent in many operating decisions that decision makers are faced …

Recent natural disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti, Hurricane Katrina in the United
States, tsunami in the Indian Ocean, the earthquake in Pakistan, and numerous …