International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Print ISSN: , E-ISSN: 2769-2507
Volume 2, 2020
Risk Hedging in a Supply Chain
Authors: Xin Zhai, Zhongyi Liu
Abstract: We study two risk hedging strategies, i.e., option contract and advance purchase discount contract, in a twoechelon supply chain. We study the optimal decisions under each contract for both the supplier and the retailer respectively. We derive the conditions under which either contract should be adopted from the supplier’s perspective. We further demonstrate that supply chain coordination could be reached under the option contract.