Most research in economic manufacturing/order quantity management assumes that all products are of perfect quality and are produced at a constant production rate. One result of this assumption is that the number of units produced in a given period is constant, which is not the case in real life....

This study focused on an area of emerging research: managing a multi-product and multi-echelon supply chain which produces and sells deteriorating goods in the marketplace. We formulated four profit-maximization models by considering the effects of channel coordination and a joint replenishment...

This paper proposes a joint replenishment program coupled with a channel coordination practice, to investigate their effect on supply chain improvements. We formulated several supply chain models, with a manufacturer supplying a family of products to a retailer, and the products sharing a common...

Motivated by the significant influence of trade allowance on store operation and the efficiency of shelf-space allocation, this article develops a model for optimizing category-level shelf-space management. A category shelf-space allocation framework with trade allowance is presented and a...

This research investigates how the experience learned in repeated transactions by consumers and manufacturers would affect supply-chain partners' strategic decisions such as price, order quantity and service level. Consumer demand depends on two factors: (1) retailer price and (2) service level...

This study models a finite horizon inventory problem for deteriorating and fashion goods under trade credit and partial backlogging conditions. Demand may vary with price or time. The supplier can extend credit to the retailer. As a result, the retailer does not have to pay for goods immediately...

In this paper we consider vendor-buyer channels subject to trade credit and quantity discounts for freight cost. We deal with the problems of determining the vendor's credit period, the buyer's retail price and order quantity while still maximizing profits. We focus on how channel coordination...

It is possible to realize considerable savings by aggregating the replenishment of a variety of items in a multi-item supply chain. This joint multi-item replenishment policy has already been widely applied in a variety of industries. This type of policy may make it possible for the retailer to...

In today’s retail business many companies have a complex distribution network with several national and regional distribution centers. This article studies an integrated facility location and inventory allocation problem for designing a distribution network with multiple distribution centers...