Lead time variation control using reliable shipment equipment: An incentive scheme for supply chain coordination

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-58

  Heydari, Jafar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Controllable lead time; Reliable shipment; Service level coordination; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; SHIPS;

CENTRALIZED DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLABLE LEAD-TIME; INCENTIVE SCHEMES; LEADTIME; RELIABLE SHIPMENT; SERVICE LEVEL COORDINATION; SERVICE LEVELS; SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION; TIME VARIATIONS; TWO-STAGE SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; INCENTIVE; MODEL TEST; PLANNING METHOD; PROFITABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RETAILING; SHIPPING;

EID: 84893438748     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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