Most research on firms' sourcing strategies assumes that wholesale prices and reliability of suppliers are exogenous. It is of our interest to study suppliers' competition on both wholesale price and reliability and firms' corresponding optimal sourcing strategy under complete information. In...

Market demand is becoming increasingly time-sensitive in competitive environments. Hence, supply disruptions will have a more serious impact on the profits of supply chains. This study applies a Stackelberg competition between a single supplier and a single manufacturer in a time-sensitive...

The recent major disasters have surfaced the long-standing discussion on the importance of leadership in managing disruptions. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma demonstrate how supply chain disruptions are complicated, surprising, and often unforgiving to mediocre decisions. Leading organizations...