The rise of global markets and increasingly virtual companies has focused management attention on competition between supply chains. In this paper, we present a framework for understanding supply chain management, highlighting the impact of integration and globalization

In this paper, we examine the impact of eProcurement and strategic alliances on corporate sourcing strategies. We present a framework we developed to help managers focus on the relevant issues for sourcing decisions. We illustrate the framework with different types of sourcing relationships in...

This research is focused on production and inventory management in a remanufacturing facility. The remanufacturing facility receives a stream of returned products according to a Poisson process. Demand for serviceable products also follows a Poisson process. The decision problems for the...

Because of the booming economy, interest in China has soared in recent years. The government has decided to privatize many state-owned enterprises (SOEs), so foreigners can much more easily invest in existing firms than ever before. Is it wise to consider investing in these SOEs? Certainly, many...

Consumers are shopping online for groceries in increasing numbers, a trend that was only magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, grocery retailers are experimenting with a variety of delivery models including where orders are fulfilled, the size and location of distribution...