one effective method for improving the performance of supply chain is making coordination among members of supply chain. this paper studies the subject of coordination of supply chain by using an insurance contract. the supply chain consists of one-manufacturer and one-retailer that the retailer is faced with potential demand and returning of goods from customer. acceptance of goods returned is...

In this paper we describe the distribution problems faced by one of the largest retailers in the distribution and sale of fast moving consumer goods in the U.K. The paper describes an initial solution method, which is then improved by a novel form of simulated annealing. A computational experiment for the improvement algorithm has been also carried out in order to illustrate the flexibility of ...

The introduction of electronic means of sale and dissemination of information goods has made a new set of pricing and bundling strategies possible. In particular, information goods have a negligible marginal cost. This provides producers with an incentive to sell goods in bundles. This new space of strategies also presents producers with a set of problems to solve. In most cases, a producer wil...

The sale of commissioned goods is an old, well-known concept although its implementation and automation in the context of the modern information systems in enterprises is not all that simple given that it implies appropriate contractual arrangement, and organizational and informational interaction between the enterprises involved in the commission sale. Notwithstanding the explicit and standard...