1 Introduction -- 2 Inventory Management -- 3 Supply Chain Contracts -- 4 Service Level Contracts -- 5 Optimal Inventory Allocation -- 6 Optimal Channel Selection -- 7 Conclusion and Critical Review -- Bibliography

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the concept of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) from an inter-organisational perspective. Extant literature on VMI tends to investigate the concept from a focal perspective, even though VMI has originally been born as a collaborative...

Introduction -- Basic Multi-Item, Single-Location Inventory Model -- Multiple Machine Types with Commonality -- Service Differentiation -- Multi-Location System with Lateral Transshipments -- Two-Echelon System -- Multi-Echelon, Multi-Indenture System -- Static Repair Priorities.