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0377-2217/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier B.V. A doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2010.03.012 * Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (H. Xu), shinin [email protected] (S.-h. Ma), mskklai@cityu We investigate a contract setting problem faced by a manufacturer who can procure major modules from an overseas supplier, as well as a local supplier. The overseas supplier is prime and of...

We consider a supply chain in which a single supplier with fixed capacity sells to several independent retailers or manufacturers. The retailers have private information about their individual markets (e.g., mean market demand), which influences the size of their orders to the supplier. If the sum of all retailer orders exceeds the supplier’s capacity, the supplier uses a pre-declared rule, whi...

Global trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) is growing significantly, as interest the life-cycle greenhouse (GHG) emissions associated with LNG. Most assessments of GHG from LNG have employed national or regional average emission estimates; however, there significant variability across different suppliers and supply chain. This work describes a framework for compiling supplier-specific data LNG...

We examine supplier switching decisions using a unique database that tracks firms (credit unions) and their suppliers (data processing vendors); the data are in a panel, allowing us to track supplier switching decisions at a new level of detail. We focus on two sets of relationships. First, we estimate a model that relates supplier choices and switching to a variety of buyerand supplier-specifi...

For any organization, the most important decision is purchasing goods and services selection is one of the most critical activities of purchase management in supply chain. Significant suppliers play an important role in the competitive market. Better suppliers perform the better organization. The supplier selection of a leading automobile organization is analyzed in this study. Analytic Network...

It is widely acknowledged that suppliers contribute positively to innovation in new product development. However, it remains rather unclear what suppliers actually contribute to innovation. Based on a literature review focusing on 80 articles, and a focus group meeting with strategic purchasing managers, a conceptual framework is developed categorizing different supplier inputs to innovation. T...

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) plays an important role in the reduction of costs and the optimization of performance in industrial enterprises. Despite enormous investments in innovation, the health care sector has not experienced fundamental change yet. However, increased market dynamics and the implementation of economic principles will force health service providers to optimize cost ...