We consider a coordinated location-inventory model where distribution centers (DCs) follow a periodic-review (R,S) inventory policy and system coordination is achieved by choosing review intervals at the DCs from a menu of permissible choices. We introduce two types of coordination: partial...

In this paper we propose a covering problem where the covering radius of a facility is controlled by the decision-maker; the cost of achieving a certain covering distance is assumed to be a monotonically increasing function of the distance (i.e., it costs more to establish a facility with a...

Substantial literature has been devoted to supply chain coordination. The majority of this literature ignores competition between supply chains. Moreover, a significant part of this literature focuses on coordination that induce the supply chain members to follow strategies that produce the...