Firms that sell very short life cycle products often receive quantity discounts from their suppliers and transporters for placing larger orders. Practitioners and researchers have begun to recognize the need to decide the end of the season markdowns by studying the sales pattern. The use of...

In this paper, we examine an apparel serial supply chain whose players initiate product “greening.” We consider situations in which the players cooperate or act individually. Our problem is motivated by recent developments in the supply chains of global apparel players. We build game...

This paper is based on a survey on manufacturing practices of Indian companies. The purpose was to get an insight into manufacturing priorities and action programmes. The study was also designed to capture the behaviour of manufacturing in the changing environment. Results indicate that...