Boyabatl, Onur; inodot; Kleindorfer, Paul R.; Koontz, … - In: Management Science 57 (2011) 10, pp. 1771-1787
This paper analyzes the optimal procurement, processing, and production decisions of a meat-processing company (hereafter, a "packer") in a beef supply chain. The packer processes fed cattle to produce two beef products, program (premium) boxed beef and commodity boxed beef, in fixed...