Supply chain coordination with consumer returns using a sales rebate contract and VMI partnership

IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 3921-3927

  Hematyar, Shahrokh ^a   Chaharsooghi, Kamal ^a   Malakafali, Parastoo ^b  

^a PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer return policy; Linear rebate; Supply chain management; Target rebate; VMI

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; CONTRACTS; COSTS; MANUFACTURE; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CONSUMER RETURN POLICIES; CUSTOMER SERVICE LEVELS; INFORMATION SHARING; LINEAR REBATE; RETAIL PRICE; STOCHASTIC DEMAND; SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION; VMI;

SALES;

EID: 84910048648     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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