We present a new, robust, and e ective algorithm for the multiple-period newsvendor problem when there is little demand information available. In today's competitive market, demand volume and even distribution can change quickly. The algorithm needs only a rough estimate of the lower and upper...

We consider a dual channel supply chain in which a manufacturer sells a single product to end-users through both a traditional retail channel and a manufacturer-owned direct online channel. We adopt a commonly used linear demand substitution model in which the mean demand in each channel is a...