Consider a supply chain system with two manufacturers, each producing a single substitutable product. The products are sold through two retailers, each to be privately owned or owned by the manufacturer. A manufacturer is free to use a single retailer or both. We define cross sales to be the...

Consider a firm facing two consumer segments with differing valuations for quality. The demand is stationary and known, and consumers make repeat purchase. However, once a premium product is introduced, the valuations of the consumers change in the next period. The firm derives a cost savings...

Consider a supply chain involving an independent retailer and an independent manufacturer. The manufacturer produces a single product and sells it exclusively through the retailer. Using this supply chain framework, we develop a game theoretic model to study two commonly observed practices of...