Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to set up the coordinating mechanism for a decentralized distribution system consisting of a manufacturer and multiple independent retailers by means of contracts. It is in the two-stage supply chain system that all retailers sell an identical product made...

As a free forming additive manufacturing technology for high performance metal parts, laser deposition manufacturing has a broad application prospect in aerospace and other fields. The solidification behavior and microstructure of molten pool determine the mechanical properties of the deposited...