The Delivery and Control of Quality in Supplier-Producer Contracts

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 resulting end product quality. Both noncooperative and cooperative settings are explored. The paper's contribution is to highlight the importance of strategic and contractual issues in quality management.

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Year of publication:	1995
Authors:	Reyniers, Diane J. ; Tapiero, Charles S.
Published in:	Management Science. - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences - INFORMS, ISSN 0025-1909. - Vol. 41.1995, 10, p. 1581-1589
Publisher:	Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences - INFORMS
Subject:	quality control \| inspection \| game theory

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Type of publication:	Article
Other identifiers:	10.1287/mnsc.41.10.1581 [DOI]
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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