Supply chain contracting and the use of information are undoubtedly two critical and
influential areas in modern supply chain management. However, relatively little is known …

Abstract The Supply Chain (SC) members are dependent on each other for resources and
information, and this dependency has been increasing in recent times due to outsourcing …

This paper analyzes coordination of a manufacturer–distributer–retailer supply chain, where
the manufacturer exhibits corporate social responsibility (CSR). In manufacturer-Stackelberg …

Contracts are comprehensive coordination mechanisms used in both theory and practice to
coordinate various supply chain structures. By focusing on the coordination by contracts of …

The main purpose of this paper is to study the inventory, production, and contracting
decisions of a multi-echelon supply chain with both demand and supply uncertainty. We find …

We consider a closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) with a single manufacturer and a single
retailer who invest in green advertising to build up the goodwill dynamic. The latter has a …

This paper investigates coordination of a supply chain consisting of one manufacturer and
one retailer facing consumer return. We integrate consumer returns policy and manufacturer …

Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) represents the methodology through which the upstream
stage of a supply chain (vendor) takes responsibility for managing the inventories at the …

A review of the past research studies on the causes of bullwhip effect is presented in this
paper. This paper is an effective study from the point of view that it presents a detailed …

This paper seeks to empirically identify the key drivers for firms in selecting a contract in a
supply chain by investigating their performance, supply chain orientation, and supply chain …