Multinational ERP implementation introduces another dimension of complexity--national differences--into the already complex nature of ERP implementation in the context of global information management. This study reviewed several issues critical to the success of international ERP...

Reverse logistics has become an important entity in the US economy. Nonetheless, many companies are not capable of or are unwilling to enter the reverse logistics market. Such reluctance appears to be attributed to lack of knowledge of reverse logistics. This paper reviews current industry...

Many technology researchers and managers have stressed the importance of developing long-term, corporate technology strategies for acquiring advanced technological capabilities (in R&D, engineering, production, etc.) necessary to gain competitive advantage. In addition technology managers are...

This paper studies the coordination issue of a three level supply chain selling short life cycle products in a single period model. The manufacturer first negotiates the trade contract with the retailer, then with the supplier. We construct the so-called flexible return policy by setting the...

We consider a supply chain in which a producer supplies a fresh product, through a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, to a distant market where a distributor purchases and sells it to end customers. The product is perishable, both the quantity and quality of which may deteriorate during the...

Stochastic Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models have been introduced in the literature to assess the performance of operating entities with random input and output data. A stochastic DEA model with a reliability constraint is proposed in this study that maximizes the lower bound of an...