Purpose: We consider the long-term survival of the newsvendor's supply chain (SC). In this regard, the main contribution of this paper is to identify and analyze two risks that threaten it, both derived from the random nature of the demand, which is inherent in the definition of the newsvendor...

Background: Transportation delays pose significant challenges for perishable products by reducing freshness, shortening selling duration, and causing lost sales during the delay. Methods: Motivated by the growing importance of transportation delays on perishable products, this study develops a...

We study how supply chain disruptions shape consumer prices. We develop a simple model showing how disruptions that cause delivery delays affect pricing through product availability, beyond standard cost pass-through, and extend it to a setting with strategic interactions across firms....

Background: Inventory record inaccuracy (IRI) causes discrepancies between physical and digital inventories, leading to production delays and customer dissatisfaction. Cycle counting, in this context, is a common corrective action. Pareto-based ABC analysis is widely used to decide which items...

Background: This paper presents an analysis and a structured framework for improving inventory accuracy in an automotive factory, considering the current context of global disruptions. In 2023, the company recorded 20,340 inventory adjustments (1695 per month) and a 0.24% monthly net value...

This study investigates a joint pricing and inventory control problem for fresh agricultural products within dual channels. Considering factors such as service level, holding/lost costs, and consumer demand, this study presents a single-period model, followed by two stochastic dynamic...