In this paper we explore the effect of environmental regulations and costs of greening on firms. Our problem deals with the case of a single firm, a duopoly and the case of cooperation between them. We use these market settings to study the pricing and greening decision of players under...

We model a supply chain scenario in which the genuine manufacturer is uncertain whether a retailer sells counterfeits alongside authentic products. We evaluate the optimal strategies for players under wholesale price contracts and two-part tariff contracts and analyse the impact of the...

Counterfeiting is a widespread phenomenon across various sectors ranging from aerospace components to software products. Retailers often cite manufacturer taking exorbitant margins as a reason for indulging in counterfeiting. In this problem, we attempt to understand retailer counterfeiting...

The software industry in India has witnessed tremendous growth in the past few years and is poised to become the industry of the new millennium for the country. With manpower or intellectual capital being the main driver of this industry, it is imperative that the companies take proactive...

Supply chain contracting has been discussed usually under the two compliance regimes, forced and voluntary. Various contracts show different coordination characteristics in the two regimes. However, in practice, the enforcement of quantities in case of forced compliance is always an issue of...

According to the United Nation's global development network, UNDP, an organization advocating for change and to help people build a better life, the Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary composite index that measures a country's average achievements in three basic aspects of human...

We consider the problem of a single manufacturer who sells its products to a single retailer. The manufacturer puts in some effort for greening its operations, and the retailer also puts in a corresponding greening effort in retailing the product. Their respective greening efforts are considered...

In recent times, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world and witnessed a telecommunication revolution brought about by a collaboration of government, industry, and the scientific community. From a situation where an applicant had to wait three years to obtain...

The process of liberalisation of the Indian economy and efforts to integrate it with the global economic set up has led to a lot of changes in the way business is being organised and conducted. One of the sectors of the economy which has seen important, if not actually dramatic change in the...

This paper deals with the joint optimisation of operations at the supply hub for the hub vendor and the upstream supplier. Different operating conditions are considered, namely, backordering, minimum and maximum specified inventory levels. Some analytical insights on better managing suppliers...