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Operational Disruptions, Firm Risk, and Control Systems

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Problem definition: Operational disruptions can impact a firm’s risk, which manifests in a host of operational issues, including a higher holding cost for inventory, a higher financing cost for capacity expansion, and a higher perception of the firm’s ...
Strategic Behavior of Suppliers in the Face of Production Disruptions

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Management Science

    Abstract
    To mitigate supply disruption risks, some manufacturers consider a flexible sourcing strategy, where they have an option of sourcing from multiple suppliers, including regular unreliable suppliers and backup reliable ones. Our objective is to evaluate the ...
Better to Bend than to Break: Sharing Supply Risk Using the Supply-Flexibility Contract

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Problem definition : We analyze a contract in which a supplier who is exposed to disruption risk offers a supply-flexibility contract comprising of a wholesale price and a minimum-delivery fraction (“flexibility” fraction) to a buyer facing random ...
Supply Chain Contracting in Environments with Volatile Input Prices and Frictions

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M&SOM

    Abstract
    Problem description: Purchase costs of raw materials required in production tend to fluctuate over time. Mild cost fluctuations merely affect firms’ profitability. Significant variations can lead to supply chain disruption. What are the best contracts to ...

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