We study how the manufacturer and the supplier collaborate under various pricing and
contracting scenarios. We characterize two downstream pricing strategies:(a) where the …

We model how quality concerns affect the relationship between a firm and its supplier. A firm
concerned about uncontractible quality for a customizable good has to pay higher prices to …

Quality contracting is critical and challenging due to the many unique issues related to
quality. In this study, we analyze the first‐mover right in quality contracting by considering …

This study examines different contract forms for the supply chain with quality improvement
decision and retailer price decision. We consider three types of quality improvement: cost …

In China, the fresh product supply chain is usually connected by a wholesale market. This
feature, as well as the product's perishability, has a great influence on the chain. The market …

This paper models a situation where a Supplier sells a fashion product to a Buyer who in
turn sells the product to the consumers. Both the Supplier and the Buyer set their own selling …

We model the effect of contract parameters such as price rebates and after-sales warranty
costs on the choice of quality by a supplier, the inspection policy of a producer, and the …

This paper presents a supply chain game with a manufacturer and its supplier, where each
firm seeks to allocate its own resources between improving design quality and reducing the …

We consider a multi-supplier, single-manufacturer supply chain where each supplier sells a
different component at varying quality levels. The manufacturer has to decide on which …

In this paper, we develop the price competition model of two supply chains, in which each
supply chain includes one core manufacturer and one retailer, respectively. The …