Relational Supply Contracts Optimal Concessions in Return Policies for Continuous Quality Improvements /

• Main Author: Höhn, Michaela Isabel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 629
• Subjects: Business.; Industrial procurement.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Mathematical optimization.; Economic theory.; Business and Management.; Procurement.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Optimization.

Supply relations are often governed by so-called relational contracts. These are informal agreements sustained by the value of future cooperation. Although relational contracts persist in practice, research on these types of contracts is only emerging in Operations and Supply Chain Management. This...