Simple conditional currency-hedging rules often increase risk-adjusted portfolio returns and are thus of interest to investors. Several researchers have reported successful application of a quot;forward hedge rulequot; (FHR) in which one hedges whenever the foreign currency trades at a forward...

Strategic inventory plays a vital role in a manufacturer-retailer dynamic contract. By holding inventories in a period, the retailer curtails the manufacturer’s pricing power in the next period and alleviates double marginalization, significantly increasing the manufacturer’s and...

Drug shortages have been an ongoing problem in many developed countries well before the COVID-19 global pandemic. The literature suggests many reasons for these shortages. We analyze the drug supply chain (DSC) under a deterministic demand scenario, and then under a random demand scenario using...