This paper aims to design an inventory model for a retail enterprise with profit maximization objective using the opportunity price discount facility given by supplier. In objective, demand should be increased. The can boosted lowering selling price. However, may not always give best profit. Impreciseness plays vital role during such decision-making. decision-making and managerial activities im...

Exogenous demand assumptions provide accurate results at the retail level. As we go in the supply chain, the orders of the buyers get more complicated. The orders are influenced by both the decisions of the supplier and the costs of the buyer’s operations. Therefore, it is critical for a supplier to understand the ordering behavior of a buyer in order to manage her operations. We consider a two...

The \double-marginalization" problem associated with linear wholesale price contract has long been recognized as a threat to vertical channel coordination. Many solutions involving more complex contract formats have been proposed to address this problem. Extant economic theories predict these solutions to be revenue and division equivalent in that they all restore full channel e±ciency and give...

We analyze a supply chain environment in which a distributor facing price-sensitive demand has the opportunity to contractually commit to a delivery quantity at regular intervals over a finite horizon in exchange for a per-unit cost reduction for units acquired via committed delivery. Supplemental orders needed to meet demand are purchased at an additional unit cost. For normally distributed de...

In this work, we propose extending the production planning decisions of a chemical process network to include optimal contract selection under uncertainty with suppliers and product selling price optimization. We use three quantity-based contract models: discount after a certain purchased amount, bulk discount, and fixed duration contracts. We propose the use of general regression models to des...

With the rapid development of e-commerce in China, JD has encountered different rivals. How does use its differentiated competition strategy to reduce costs, increase revenue and profits? Based on research expansion previous literature, based database published by Internet March 2018, this paper gives strategic suggestions JD, hoping make it stand out among competitors. It is found that should ...

The present study first investigates the asymmetry of speedup - delay (gain and loss) and Sign Effect in Tehran Stock Exchange, then examine the effect of gender on the discount rate and explain it with the loss aversion. The sample is 403 investors in Tehran Stock Exchange, and the nonparametric Tests are used to test the research hypotheses. The research results show that there is an asymmetr...

We investigate whether superstitious beliefs held directly by only a fraction of the population affect market equilibrium. Using data from multiracial Singapore, we find that apartments whose unit numbers end with 8, an auspicious number for Chinese, are sold at 0.9% premium, whereas those that end with 4, an inauspicious number for Chinese, are sold at 1.5% discount. The discount for inauspici...