Improving supply chain performance and managing risk under weather-related demand uncertainty

Management Science

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1380-1397

  Chen, Frank Youhua ^a   Yano, Candace Arai ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Supply chain coordination; Weather derivatives; Weather risk; Weather linked rebate

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; EXPECTED PROFITS; RETAILER SUPPLY CHAINS; RISK PREMIUM; SALES EFFORT; SEASONAL PRODUCT; SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION; SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE; WEATHER DERIVATIVES; WEATHER RISK; WEATHER-LINKED REBATE;

MANUFACTURE; PROFITABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SALES;

EID: 77955637644     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1100.1194     Document Type: Article

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