Seminar on April 18, 2014

SEMINAR 

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 

Supply Chain Coordination with Multiple Retailers and Non-Linear Production Costs

by

Yigal Gerchak,

(Department of Industrial Engineering, Tel-Aviv University) 

Abstract:

We consider coordination with multiple retailers when supplier's production costs are non-linear. The non-linearity of the production costs introduces indirect dependence among the retailers. We consider a fixed retail price scenario, as well as price-dependent linear additive and iso-elastic demands. We explore these scenarios under wholesale-price-only contract, as well as revenue sharing contract. We then consider these models when demand depends on inventory level.

Keywords: coordination; non-linear costs; multiple retailers, inventory-level-dependent demand.

Short Bio: 

Yigal Gerchak is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at Tel Aviv University. He obtained his B.A. degree in Economics and Statistics from Tel Aviv University. Subsequently, he received his M.S. degree from the same university in Operations Research. Dr. Gerchak obtained his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in Management Science. He held academic positions at Concordia University and the University of Waterloo before moving to Tel Aviv in 2000. Dr. Gerchak has published more than 100 articles in refereed journals, and he has served on the editorial boards of many prestigious journals. His main research interests are Game Theoretic Analysis of Supply Chains, Decision Analysis, and Applied Probability and Mathematical Statistics. 

All interested are cordially invited.  

DATE:  April 18, 2014 

TIME:  Friday, 15:00-16:00 

ROOM: VYKM 2