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Utility of the inventory information sharing in a supply chain

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  • Hiroshi Ohta
  • Rie Ikena
  • M. Abdur Rahim

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Supply chain information sharing has been known to reduce a firm's operating costs. Cost-saving benefits from sharing either upstream or downstream information among supply chain members has been well recognised and well studied in the literature in recent years. Information sharing on inventory policies is also important to both buyers and suppliers. In this study, we utilise a supply chain system consisting of a supplier, Buyer 1 and Buyer 2, and analyse the effect of the reordering point system for the supplier and two buyers when they cooperatively determine their optimal order quantities. This paper provides inventory models for a three-echelon supply chain such that the expected cost function is minimised. The research considers both; the case where inventory information is being shared among the three supply chain partners (supplier, Buyer 1 and Buyer 2) and the case where inventory information is only observed from the downstream partner. Through a numerical example, we compare the performance of both systems and provide a set of observations regarding the utility of inventory information sharing among partners from an economic viewpoint.

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  • Hiroshi Ohta & Rie Ikena & M. Abdur Rahim, 2009. "Utility of the inventory information sharing in a supply chain," International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(2), pages 173-193.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisma:v:5:y:2009:i:2:p:173-193
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    1. Ingrid Levana Gunawan & Togar M. Simatupang, 2014. "Pharmaceutical product distribution with demand information sharing," International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(1/2), pages 74-93.

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