In this thesis we examine several business scenarios in which the owner (principal) of an inventory system, who is risk-neutral, delegates its design and/or implementation to an agent (internal manager, external supplier, or consultant) whose hidden effort influences the duration of the item's...

This dissertation develops optimal/near-optimal allocation and replenishment policies for a multi-level, periodic-review, fixed-route logistics system which is comprised of a Logistics Center and several non-identical retailers located along a fixed route. The Logistics Center coordinates the...

This paper examines the impact of group purchasing organizations (GPOs) on healthcare-product supply chains. The supply chain we study consists of a profit-maximizing manufacturer with a quantity-discount schedule that is nonincreasing in quantity and ensures nondecreasing revenue, a...