Purpose: This study explores how collaborative cost sharing between the buyer and the supplier in cold chain equipment and marketing and advertising affects the performance of a fresh agricultural produce supply chain (FAP-SC). Design/methodology/approach: We use a contingency approach to...

Abstract The reliability of a system is often referred to as a quality index reflecting the capability of the system to complete the specified function within specified time in reasonably satisfactory manner under the specified conditions (including hard conditions: say, operating environments,...

This paper applies n-person cooperative game theory to analyze the efficient cost allocation problem of a three communities contructing a common sewage system.

After tremendous growth of wind power generation capacity in recent years, China now has 44.7 GW of wind-derived power. Despite the recent growth rates and promises of a bright future, two important issues - the capability of the grid infrastructure and the availability of backup systems - must...