Used product collection is a business practice widely adopted by firms to pursue the substantial economic value of product remanufacturing and to comply with regulatory policies imposed by governments. This paper considers the optimal design of a manufacturer's collection policy to encourage...

​It is widely accepted that the retailer’s use of strategic inventory can mitigate double marginalization and improve supply chain coordination. However, the recent literature of channel coordination only considers the effects of the retailer’s strategic inventory, leaving the...