Using a dual-sourcing option in the presence of asymmetric information about supplier reliability: Competition vs. Diversification

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 202-217

  Yang, Zhibin ^a   Aydin, Göker ^b   Babich, Volodymyr ^c   Beil, Damian R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Auctions and mechanism design; Incentives and contracting; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; COMPETITION BENEFITS; DUAL SOURCING; INCENTIVES AND CONTRACTING; INFORMATION COSTS; MECHANISM DESIGN; OPTIMAL CONTRACT; PRIVATE INFORMATION; PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS; SUPPLIER RELIABILITY; SUPPLY DISRUPTION; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

COMMERCE; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

SALES;

EID: 84861386898     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1110.0358     Document Type: Article

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