Purpose–Although performance‐based contracting (PBC) is gaining importance in
manufacturing industries, corresponding research is still in its infancy. In order to provide a …

We consider a supply chain with a retailer and a supplier: A newsvendor-like retailer has a
single opportunity to order a product from a supplier to satisfy future uncertain demand. Both …

This study considers a supply chain consisting of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
and a contract manufacturer (CM). The OEM outsources the production of new products to …

This study investigates a supply chain comprising an original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) and a contract manufacturer (CM), in which the CM acts as both upstream partner …

Due to the supply chain globalization, technology-oriented original equipment
manufacturers are focusing on their core competencies by outsourcing the production to …

This article addresses the concept of quality risk in outsourcing. Recent trends in
outsourcing extend a contract manufacturer's (CM's) responsibility to several functional …

The existing outsourcing literature has generally overlooked the cost differential and contract
negotiations between manufacturers and suppliers (by assuming identical cost structures …

Motivated by Google's technology specifications on Android devices, we consider firms'
decisions on production timing in a co‐opetitive supply chain comprising a manufacturer …

To cope with market competition and focus on core competence, many Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) choose to outsource their product manufacturing and/or component …

The contract manufacturing industry has grown rapidly in recent years as firms have
increasingly outsourced production to reduce costs. This growth has created powerful …