We study the dividend optimization problem for a company where surplus in the absence of dividend payments follows a Cramér-Lundberg process compounded by constant force of interest. The company controls the times and amounts of dividend payments subject to reserve constraints that dividends...

In the presence of litigation facing suppliers, the supply-chain relationship is at risk. Suppliers with principal customers (dependent suppliers) have a higher concentration of sales to customers, and they are more at risk relative to suppliers without principal customers (non-dependent...