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

这一研究项目的目标是推进在工业新兴趋势下设计供应合同的实用知识，因为这些知识对于优化现实世界中的供应链绩效至关重要。大众零售商是强大的“买家”，他们管理由买家驱动的渠道，提供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。尽管在不同的市场中，市场力量一直在向买方转移，但只有有限的学术研究分析了权力结构的这种转变。传统上，供应商(如制造商)更强大，因此，以前的研究强调供应商驱动的合同，其中供应商扮演渠道领导者的角色。考虑到最近电力转移的趋势，本研究试图提供不同类型的不确定性下的最优供应合同设计的比较，因为市场条件的波动性质。研究结果将对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提供深入的认识。通过提供有洞察力的结果来解决买方驱动的渠道的效率问题，如果成功，本研究有望：1)提高决策和合同谈判的效率；2)影响在买方和供应商驱动的渠道中制定合同的方式，侧重于供应链绩效；3)在合同设置的成本效率方面为合作公司带来可量化的好处，最终使客户、股东和经济受益。随之而来的一个目标是通过PI专注于工业工程和供应链管理的当代趋势的研究、教育和行业合作活动，为培养新一代供应链工程师做出贡献。

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.