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Timing and eco(nomic) efficiency of climate-friendly investments in supply chains

Lukas, Elmar; Welling, Andreas - In: European Journal of Operational Research 233 (2014) 2, pp. 448-457

Emission trading schemes such as the European Union Emissions Trading System (EUETS) attempt to reconcile economic efficiency with ecological efficiency by creating financial incentives for companies to invest in climate-friendly innovations. Using real options methodology, we demonstrate that...

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A note on supply chain coordination for joint determination of order quantity and reorder point using a credit option

Cobb, Barry R.; Johnson, Alan W. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 233 (2014) 3, pp. 790-794

Credit options and side payments are two methods suggested for achieving coordination in a two-echelon supply chain. We examine the credit option coordination mechanism introduced by Chaharsooghi and Heydari [Chaharsooghi, S., & Heydari, J. (2010). Supply chain coordination for the joint...

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Interpreting supply chain dynamics: A quasi-chaos perspective

Hwarng, H. Brian; Yuan, Xuchuan - In: European Journal of Operational Research 233 (2014) 3, pp. 566-579

of the Lyapunov exponents derived from the effective inventory at different supply chain levels are not similar to those … under deterministic demand settings. Are the observed dynamics of the effective inventory random, chaotic, or simply quasi …

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Sustaining long-term supply chain partnerships using price-only contracts

Sun, Jiong; Debo, Laurens - In: European Journal of Operational Research 233 (2014) 3, pp. 557-565

In this paper, we study how an informal, long-term relationship between a manufacturer and a retailer performs in turbulent market environments characterized by uncertain demand. We show that the long-term partnership based on repeated interaction is sustainable under price-only contracts when...

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Quantitative models for sustainable supply chain management: Developments and directions

Brandenburg, Marcus; Govindan, Kannan; Sarkis, Joseph; … - In: European Journal of Operational Research 233 (2014) 2, pp. 299-312

Sustainability, the consideration of environmental factors and social aspects, in supply chain management (SCM) has become a highly relevant topic for researchers and practitioners. The application of operations research methods and related models, i.e. formal modeling, for closed-loop SCM and...

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The impact of consumer returns policies on consignment contracts with inventory control

Hu, Wei; Li, Yongjian; Govindan, Kannan - In: European Journal of Operational Research 233 (2014) 2, pp. 398-407

framework, we study and compare two different consignment arrangements: the retailer/vendor manages consignment inventory (RMCI … that whether or not the vendor offers a return policy, it is always beneficial for the channel to delegate the inventory …

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ISM for the inhibitors of service supply chain: a case study in a safety health environment and risk consultancy service sector

Pramod, V.R.; Banwet, D.K. - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 2 (2010) 2, pp. 151-175

This paper discusses the practical contribution of ISM to model the inhibitors of a safety health environment and risk (SHER) service supply chain in the Indian context. ISM is a well-proven strategy for analysing the synergic influences of various attributes which affect the overall system...

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Reengineering of large discount store: advanced shipping notice replenishment – specific purchase business model

Paik, Sihyun; Park, Jinsop - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 2 (2010) 4, pp. 370-389

As the price competition gets fiercer among the large discount stores recently, there have been many changes in the market, such as the market expansions through M&A and super supermarket (SSM) business models. A new business model for the large discount stores and its efficient operation is...

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A conceptual model for the measurement of the expected value of a supply chain relationship

Keebler, James S.; Hill, Craig A.; Joo, Seong-Jong - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 5 (2013) 1, pp. 43-58

The objective of this research paper is to describe a conceptual framework for evaluating the expected value of supply chain relationships (EVSCR). Various types of supply chain relationships are defined in the literature. Then borrowing basic valuation concepts from finance theory, a supply...

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Globalisation and changes of aircraft manufacturing production/supply-chains – the case of China

Eriksson, Soren - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 3 (2011) 1, pp. 70-83

manufacturing. In many newly industrialising economies, such as China, one of the industries sought after is the high … continued since the middle of the 1990s. China has developed its supplier competence by moving into manufacturing of new parts … technology. Due to the shift towards more of integrated cooperation in design and manufacturing, the basic production-chain model …

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