In this paper, an attempt is made to derive the retailer's inventory policy for deteriorating items under two levels of trade credit in declining market in supply chain environment. It is assumed that the retailer is a powerful decision maker. Supplier offers credit period to the retailer which...

This paper examines some commonly hypothesised relationships between balance sheet composition and profitability, firm size and industry in the context of the Thai manufacturing corporate sector. These relationships are examined prior to, during, and after the 1997 economic crisis. Decomposition...

Companies have traditionally relied on taking advantage of price‐quantity discount (PQD) on large purchases. With the adoption of just‐in‐time (JIT) philosophy companies are encouraged to purchase materials in small lots to synchronize production with deliveries. This raised a question...