In this paper, using the maximum principle for analyzing dynamic cost, we propose a new twostage supply chain model of the manufacturing-assembly mode for high-tech perishable products supply chain and obtain the optimal conditions and results. On this basis, we further research the effect of localization of CODP on the total cost and the relation of CODP, inventory policy and demand type throu...

We consider a multi-stage production/distribution supply chain subject to stochastic demand. We formulate an optimization problem to determine where to place decoupling inventories, so-called strategic inventories, across the supply chain so as to minimize inventory holding costs subject to a service constraint for satisfying customer demand. We assume demand is normally distributed. For each s...

We study a coordination contract for a supplier-retailer channel producing and selling a fashionable product exhibiting a stochastic price-dependent demand. The product’s selling season is short, and the supply chain faces great demand uncertainty. We consider a scenario where the supplier reserves production capacity for the retailer in advance, and permits the retailer to place an order not e...

Addressing demand uncertainty is a research focus in supply chain management in recent years. In this paper, a new postponement strategy is applied. Postponement has been appreciated recently, especially in the manufacturing period of realizing mass customization. It has also been much used to respond to the demand uncertainty and usually considered in the planning period. However, the decision...

spurred by intensifying competition in global markets, most companies have been increasingly implementing supply chain management (scm) and information systems (is) practices. as well, globalization policies have created a more intensive competition amongst manufacturers; in additional the priority of supply over demand, market competition and importance of some factor such as quality, accounta...

We assess the benefits of sharing demand forecast information in a manufacturer–retailer supply chain, consisting of a traditional retail channel and a direct channel. The demand is a linear function of price with a Gaussian primary demand (i.e., zero-price market potential). Both the manufacturer and the retailer set their price based on their forecast of the primary demand. In this setting, w...

Pricing and advertising are two important marketing strategies in the supply chain management which lead to customer demand’s increase and therefore higher profit for members of supply chains. This paper considers advertising, and pricing decisions simultaneously for a three-level supply chain with one supplier, one manufacturer and one retailer. The amount of market demand is influenced ...