In this paper, a multi-product multi-chance constraint joint single-vendor multi-buyers inventory problem is considered in which the demand follows a uniform distribution, the lead-time is assumed to vary linearly with respect to the lot size, and the shortage in combination of backorder and lost-sale is assumed. Furthermore, the orders are placed in multiple of packets, there is a limited spac...

This study considers a two-echelon supply chain (SC) consisting of single vendor and buyer by reducing delivery time. paper examines time optimization as an essential component lead times. The length production are studied simultaneously. decision variable is considered in the proposed model. Reducing vital incentive factor encouraging to participate coordinated model guarantee profitability. A...

A vendor managed system with the Consignment Stock agreement is a business practice where a buyer's inventory remains the property of the vendor until its withdrawal by the final customer demand. Such an agreement has shown to be a profitable stock management approach, especially when operating in uncertain environments where delivery lead times and/or market demand vary over time. One main iss...

Supply chain management is concerned with the coordination of material and information flows in multi-stage production systems. Inventory management has long been treated as an isolated function solely focused on individual entities, taking into account concerned with single-vendor-single-buyer and single-vendormultiple-buyer-models. Concerning the supplier selection problem, quantitative model...