Who Should Finance the Supply Chain? Impact of Credit Ratings on Supply Chain Decisions

Panos Kouvelis
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Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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Wenhui Zhao
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Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

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Wenhui Zhao

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Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China

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Published Online:12 Dec 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2017.0669

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Received:February 24, 2016
Accepted:July 26, 2017
Published Online:December 12, 2017

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Panos Kouvelis, Wenhui Zhao (2017) Who Should Finance the Supply Chain? Impact of Credit Ratings on Supply Chain Decisions. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 20(1):19-35.

https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2017.0669

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