Stecke, Kathryn E.; Zhao, Xuying - In: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 9 (2007) 2, pp. 206-224
When a make-to-order manufacturing company adopts a commit-to-delivery business mode, it commits a delivery due date for an order and is responsible for the shipping cost. Without loss of generality, we consider that transportation is done by a third-party logistics company, such as FedEx or...