The purpose of the laboratory is to link the gap between the supply side operation and inventory management and the demand-side pricing and marketing mechanisms.

Areas of research interest:

• Inventory & purchase management: replenishment, procurement, outsourcing, vendor selection & evaluation.
• Joint production/inventory and marketing decisions in manufacturer-retailer channels.
• Channel coordination in supply chains, including vendor managed inventory (VMI), buy-back & return policy, quantity discount, advanced booking discount (ABD), rebate, slotting allowance, consignment, revenue sharing, and joint replenishment program (JRP).
• Revenue management & pricing.
• Green supply chain, reverse logistics & closed-loop supply chain management.
  

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