Supply-hubs, supported by information sharing technologies, are being used by contract manufacturers in hi-tech industries to streamline their supply-side inventory management, in response to shortening product lifecycles and the necessity of configuring goods to order. In this paper, we develop a linear programming model for integrated planning and scheduling of supply hub activities. We assum...

This paper analyses the impact of retailer overconfidence psychology on incentive contract for a manufacturer-retailer supply chain, where product quality is affected by the manufacturer and the retailer’s behaviors. There exists double-sided moral hazard in the supply chain. Using principal-agent model, this paper builds incentive contracts under symmetric and asymmetric information situations...

Presently, there is little focus on the contractual agreement, particularly production sharing agreement by International Oil Companies in exploration of petroleum resources developing countries. The primary objective this paper to critically explore contract structure production-sharing agreements and development Content analysis was used as methodology study after examining several literature...

The reference effect of consumers’ product quality and service is an important behavioral factor that affects purchase decisions. In this paper, considering the inherent dynamics operation mode, two were combined into a product-service supply chain composed manufacturer competitive retailers, was further divided horizontal vertical effects. Differential game models between retailers constructed...

In the absence of a perfect risk adjustment scheme, cost sharing can reduce risk selection in community-rated health insurance markets. However, cost sharing also reduces incentives for efficiency. In this paper, we develop a model in which insurers determine the cost efficiency of health care. They have incentives for risk selection because there are two risk types which differ in their expect...