 The manufacturer's response to stock-outs in a single manufacturer-retailer channelChristos Koulamas International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 2008, vol. 4, issue 4, 417-426 Abstract: Product unavailability is a common problem in supply chains with stochastic end-consumer demand and the impact of stock-outs extends beyond the short term to also affect long-term profits. Furthermore, the long-term stock-out effect for the manufacturer is not necessarily the same as the long-term stock-out effect for the retailer owing to brand substitution by the retailer in the event of a stock-out. In this paper, we incorporate the long-term stock-out effects on the manufacturer's profit in a single manufacturer-retailer distribution channel. We study the merits of the manufacturer's response to these effects via an incentives campaign targeting the consumers who experience stock-outs. Our findings show that the manufacturer reduces the wholesale price and the retailer responds by stocking a larger quantity, resulting in fewer stock-outs in the channel. Our model can serve as a building block to study the long-term stock-out effects in more complex supply chain structures. Keywords: distribution channels; stock-out policy; contracts; supply chain management; SCM; product unavailability; long-term effects; incentives campaign; price reduction. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijsoma:v:4:y:2008:i:4:p:417-426 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Services and Operations Management from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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