Xie, Jinxing; Zhou, Deming; Wei, Jerry C.; Zhao, Xiande - In: European Journal of Operational Research 200 (2010) 2, pp. 368-376
Early order commitment (EOC) is a strategy for supply chain coordination, wherein the retailer commits to purchasing from a manufacturer a fixed order quantity a few periods in advance of the regular delivery lead time. In this paper, we formulate and analyze the EOC strategy for a...