A Quantitative Investigation of the Impact of Supply Chain Leadership on Coordination under Information, Demand, and Supply Uncertainty

本研究项目的目标是推进供应合同设计的新兴趋势下，在行业的实用知识，因为这样的知识是至关重要的优化供应链绩效在真实的世界。 大众零售商是强大的“买家”，他们管理着买家驱动的渠道，有多种国内或国际供应选择。 其他强大买家的例子包括政府和军方。 虽然在各种市场中，市场力量都在向买方转移，但只有有限数量的学术研究分析了这种力量结构的转移。 传统上，供应商（例如，制造商）的影响力更大，因此，以前的研究强调制造商驱动的合同，其中供应商作为渠道领导者。 考虑到最近的趋势，在权力转移明确，本研究试图提供一个比较的最佳供应合同设计下，由于市场条件的波动性，不同类型的不确定性。研究结果将有助于深入了解权力结构和信息不对称对供应链绩效的个体和联合影响，不同供应链渠道结构下信息对契约设计的价值，以及不同供应链渠道结构下供应不确定性对契约设计的影响。 通过提供解决买方驱动渠道效率的有见地的结果，如果成功，这项研究预计将i）提高决策和合同谈判的效率，ii）影响合同在买方和制造商驱动渠道中的开发方式，重点是供应链绩效，iii）在合同设置的成本效率方面为合作公司带来可量化的收益，最终使客户、股东和经济受益。伴随的目标是通过PI的研究，教育和行业合作活动，专注于工业工程和供应链管理的当代趋势，为新一代供应链工程师的教育做出贡献。

The goal of this research project is to advance practical knowledge of designing supply contracts under emerging trends in industry because such knowledge is crucial for optimizing supply chain performance in the real world. Mass retailers are powerful "buyers" that manage buyer-driven channels with multiple - domestic or international - supply options. Other examples of powerful buyers include the government and the military. Although market power has been shifting to the buyer in various markets, only a limited amount of academic research has analyzed this shift in the power structure. Traditionally, the supplier (e.g., manufacturer) has been more powerful, and, hence, the previous research emphasizes supplier-driven contracts in which the supplier acts as the channel leader. Taking into account the recent trend in power shifting explicitly, this research attempts to provide a comparison of optimal supply contract designs under different types of uncertainty due to volatile nature of market conditions. The outcomes are expected to provide insights about the individual and joint impacts of power structure and information asymmetry on supply chain performance, the value of information for contract design under different supply chain channel structures, and the impact of supply uncertainty on contract design under different supply chain channel structures. By providing insightful results that address the efficiency of buyer-driven channels, if successful, this research is expected to i) improve the efficiency of decision making and contract negotiations, ii) impact the way contracts are developed both in buyer- and supplier-driven channels with an emphasis on supply chain performance, and iii) lead to quantifiable benefits for partnering companies in terms of cost efficiency in contractual settings, ultimately benefiting customers, shareholders, and the economy. An accompanying goal is to contribute to the education of a new generation of supply chain engineers through the PI's research, education, and industry collaboration activities focusing on contemporary trends in industrial engineering and supply chain management.