such a chain, the supplier keeps inventory and bears inventory risks; the retailer focuses on marketing and customer … hand, since the retailer does not own inventory, the main concern of the retailer is that the acquired orders may not be …

inventory and cash liquidity when demand is uncertain …

an infinite horizon. The retailer satisfies the demand to the extent of the inventory on hand. The retailer has private … information about his inventory in each period and the supplier offers him a supply contract menu to account for the information … belief only about the retailer's first-period inventory and still induces the retailer to order based on his true inventory …

more likely to occur and is greater in size in supply chains in which inventory control is centralized rather than …

likely to occur and is greater in size in supply chains in which inventory control is centralized rather than decentralized …