The linkages between supply chain related issues and product design issues have not received much attention in literature. This paper presents a framework for supply chain strategy that integrates product design related cost and inventory costs. Postponement concept is an important supply chain...

To take advantage of economies of scale, vendors and transporters often use quantity discounts to influence the firms to order in larger quantities. Also, as the firms use delivery windows to procure and transport short life cycle products, it becomes important to simultaneously decide the best...