Order timing strategies in a single-supplier, multi-retailer system Academic Article

abstract

• The timing of retailer order placement is an important factor in supply chain performance in systems with uncertain end-customer demands. Retailers often prefer short order lead times, which permits the resolution of demand uncertainty prior to order placement, and reduces the risks associated with excess inventory. Suppliers, in contrast, prefer long lead times, in order to match supply output with retailer demand. These conflicting preferences create tension between a supplier and retailers regarding order timing preferences. This paper considers order timing preferences within a strategic framework involving a supplier and one of its retailers in a multiple-retailer system. We identify and explore several mechanisms a supplier can use within this framework to induce early retailer order placement and improve expected cost performance. 2010 Taylor & Francis.

authors

• Geunes, Joseph

published proceedings

• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH

author list (cited authors)

• Bakal, I. S., & Geunes, J.

citation count

• 9

complete list of authors

• Bakal, Ismail Serdar||Geunes, Joseph

publication date

• April 2010

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• International Journal of Production Research  Journal

keywords

• Inventory Control
• Inventory Management
• Logistics
• Lot Sizing
• Operations Management
• Operations Planning
• Pricing Theory
• Supply Chain Dynamics
• Supply Chain Management

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/00207540902810528

start page

• 2395

end page

• 2412

volume

• 48

issue

• 8

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207540902810528