Supply chain coordination has become critical to firms as increased pressure is placed on them to improve performance. We evaluate the performance of Push, Pull, and Advance-purchase-discount (APD) contracts in a manufacturer-retailer supply chain where one or both firms have a satisficing...

Drug shortages have been an ongoing problem in many developed countries well before the COVID-19 global pandemic. The literature suggests many reasons for these shortages. We analyze the drug supply chain (DSC) under a deterministic demand scenario, and then under a random demand scenario using...

We analyze channel selection and price setting of a manufacturer who has several distribution options which include selling through (1) a direct channel, (2) a manufacturer-owned retail channel, and/or (3) an independent retail channel. The manufacturer can use any combination of these options....

In some manufacturing systems, the type of production technology selected dictates the lot size, or sets an upper limit on it. In this paper, we formulate a model in which the lot sizing decision has to be made at the technology selection stage. Furthermore, the cost of the technology depends on...