Optimal Financing Order Decisions of a Supply Chain under the Retailer's Delayed Payment

In real supply chain, a capital-constrained retailer has two typical payment choices: the up-front payment to receive a high discount price or the delayed payment to reduce capital pressure. We compare with the efficiency of optimal decisions of different participants, that is, supplier, retailer, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Honglin Yang, Ya Yu, Yong Zha, Jijun Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/764531