Real life applications of Yardstick Regulation frequently refer to historical cost data. While Yardstick Regulation … Yardstick Regulation was meant to overcome can occur and firms can realize positive rents because of the use of historical cost …

I study the interaction between optimal procurement and outsourcing of production in small industries. First, two …. Then the buyer designs the procurement mechanism and sellers who outsourced production subcontract with their respective …

For a repeated procurement problem, we compare two stylized negotiating cultures which differ in how the buyer uses an … entrant to exert pressure on the incumbent resembling U.S. style and Japanese style procurement. In each period, the suppliers … are privately informed about their production cost, but only the incumbent can influence the buyer s procurement mechanism …

Network Planning in a Real-Life Vehicle Logistics Distribution System -- Chapter 3: Efficient Supplier Selection in e-Procurement … Reverse Auction using Graph Based Model -- Chapter 4: Role of E-procurement and Blockchains in Government Tendering- A Case of … China Omnichannel distribution network design for fresh-food procurement considering freshness keeping effort and food …

question, we analyze the extent of national environmental regulation when policy is determined in a lobbying game between a … government and firm. We compare the resulting equilibrium regulation levels, outputs and welfare for national and multinational …