This paper studies the equilibrium structure of two competing supply chains, each of which consists of one manufacturer and one retailer who faces the demand influenced by price and displayed quantity. Each chain has two structure options: integration or decentralization. Under linear demand, we...

This paper considers a two-echelon supply chain where a supplier sells a single product through a retailer, who faces an inventory-dependent demand. The supplier hopes to incentive the retailer to order more items by offering trade credit. The retailer places the ordered items on the display...

This paper considers a two-echelon supply chain consisting of one supplier and one retailer. The supplier sells a product to the retailer, who faces a deterministic demand, and may offer the retailer two types of trade credit contracts: a “one-part” or a “two-part” contract. We mainly...

This paper considers a two-echelon supply chain consisting of one supplier and one retailer. The supplier sells a product to the retailer, who faces a deterministic demand, and may offer the retailer two types of trade credit contracts: a “one-part” or a “two-part” contract. We mainly...