Setup Cost Reduction and Supply Chain Coordination in Case of Asymmetric Information
Screening contracts are a common approach to solve supply chain coordination problems under asymmetric information. Previous research in this area shows that asymmetric information leads to supply chain coordination deficits. We extend the standard framework of lotsizing decisions under asymmetric information by allowing investments in setup cost reduction. We find that asymmetric information leads to an overinvestment in setup cost reduction. Yet, the overall effect on supply chain performance is ambiguous. We show that these results holds for a wide variety of investment functions.
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2008-06
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Authors: | Inderfurth, Karl ; Voigt, Guido |
Institutions: | Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg |
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