We consider a two-echelon supply chain with a manufacturer supplying to multiple downstream retailers engaged in differentiated Cournot competition. Each retailer has private information about uncertain demand. The manufacturer is the Stackelberg leader who sets the contract terms with the...

This paper examines how supply chain coordination between the two related parties — a parent firm and its subsidiary firms — is affected by its supply chain structure, corporate governance, and market competition. We hypothesize that, under the supply chain structure of upstream...