Problem definition: Project outsourcing has been a pronounced trend in many industries but is also recognized as a major cause for project delays. We study how companies can coordinate outsourced projects with uncertain completion times through bilateral contract negotiations.Academic/practical...

Request-for-quote (RFQ) is the most common way for contractor selection, which is of vital importance to the success of project outsourcing. Project clients need to carefully design the RFQ mechanism to select and incentivize contractors properly. Problem definition: We study the RFQ design...

Request-for-quote (RFQ) is the most common way for contractor selection, which is of vital importance to the success of project outsourcing. Project clients need to choose from various available RFQ procedures to properly select and incentivize contractors. We study the RFQ design problem for...