This paper investigates the efficacy of zero-interest early payment financing (alternatively referred to as early payment) and positive-interest in-house factoring financing in a pull supply chain with a capital-constrained manufacturer selling a product through a capital-abundant retailer....

Blockchain technology has been increasingly adopted in supply chain finance. This study investigates how payment programs - digital voucher financing and transfer programs - are facilitated by blockchain and compares them with traditional bank financing. Using a game-theory approach, we inspect...

Because sequential auctions have permeated society more than ever, it is desirable for participants to have the optimal strategies beforehand. However, finding closed-form solutions to various sequential auction games is challenging. Current literature provides some answers for specific cases...

Environmental issues are a growing priority in supply chain management, which has heightened the interest in remanufacturing. A key attribute of a remanufacturing strategy is the division of labor in the reverse channel, especially whether the remanufacturing should be performed in-house or...

It has become increasingly common for companies to offer make-to-stock (MTS) and make-to-order (MTO) versions of the same product through different sales channels. To satisfy these two distinct demand streams, one strategy is to produce both the MTS and MTO items in a single “hybrid”...

We analyze channel selection and price setting of a manufacturer who has several distribution options which include selling through (1) a direct channel, (2) a manufacturer-owned retail channel, and/or (3) an independent retail channel. The manufacturer can use any combination of these options....

This paper evaluates the impact of price discount contracts and pricing schemes on the dual-channel supply chain competition. Channel conflict occurs when the supplier enters the online direct channel. Traditional contracts normally require tedious administrational participation, full...