This study considers a supply chain consisting of a commodity supplier and a final product manufacturer with uncertain demand. In addition to purchasing from the supplier through a forward contract, the manufacturer can adjust their inventory by trading the commodity in an online spot market...

Faced with challenges of patient no-show behavior in the advanced scheduling system and the demand variability effect in the open-access system, outpatient clinics may use a combination of both policies. When this happens, the typical decision rule is the "carve-out scheduling" (COS) policy. The...

Purpose – This paper seeks to describe the development of a web‐based system for managing and assessing suppliers, presenting the system design and interface of the prototype and discussing the applicability of the system. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper critical assessment...