Contract efficiency for a decentralized supply chain in the presence of quality improvement

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 713-734

  Yan, Xinghao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contract efficiency; Contract parameter; Coordination; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; QUALITY CONTROL; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CONTRACT EFFICIENCIES; COORDINATION; COST SHARING CONTRACTS; DECENTRALIZED SUPPLY CHAINS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REVENUE SHARING CONTRACTS; TWO-PART TARIFF CONTRACT; WHOLESALE PRICE CONTRACT;

COSTS;

EID: 84930542346     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/itor.12106     Document Type: Article

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