Status of this Memo This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract The Dynamic Host Configuration P...

This paper develops a single-vendor single-retailer supply chain for multi-product. The proposed model is based on Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) approach and vendor uses the retailer's data for better decision making. Number of orders and available capital are the constraints of the model. In this system, shortages are backordered; therefore, the vendor’s warehouse capacity is another limitati...

Our investigation examines the increasingly important relational success dimension at the micro level of the outsourced employee. We study the impact of client and vendor organizational culture and group cohesion on the performance of vendor employees working in collocated IT teams. Surveys were distributed to IT vendor employees, focusing on employees of offshore IT service providers. The resp...

the primary purpose of this paper is to highlight for the research community and practitioners the various aspects of using vmi-type supply chains in today’s business environment as well as a number of directions for future studies. in this regard, fifty articles published in major international journals, beginning in 1995, which contribute to the vmi-type supply chains are reviewed via a syste...

this paper develops a single-vendor single-retailer supply chain for multi-product. the proposed model is based on vendor managed inventory (vmi) approach and vendor uses the retailer's data for better decision making. number of orders and available capital are the constraints of the model. in this system, shortages are backordered; therefore, the vendor’s warehouse capacity is another limitati...

Many outsourcing contracts are expiring, and vendor transition is becoming an increasing concern in business. However, little research exists to help organizations manage vendor transition, a tripartite problem between the client, outgoing and incoming vendor. This paper applies balance of threat theory, a political science theory about interactions among nations, to explain and predict client ...