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                                                     Seminar

             Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
                                  The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Title

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Supplier Competition and Contractual Arrangement in a Decentralized Assembly System

　

　

　

Speaker

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Prof. Li Jiang

　

　

Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies

　

　

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

　

　

　

Date

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September 26th, 2008 (Friday)

　

　

　

Time

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4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

　

　

　

Venue

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Room 513

　

　

William M.W. Mong Engineering Building

　

　

(Engineering Building Complex Phase 2)

　

　

CUHK

　

　

　

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Abstract:
　

Driven by cost reduction consideration and global competition, decentralized assembly channel structure is prevalent, wherein independent suppliers produce a set of complementary components from which an assembler assembles a final product for selling into the market. In such a channel, several factors interact with one another to affect the firms’ price and quantity decisions. They include 1) the vertical interaction between the assembler and component suppliers via contractual arrangements, 2) the indirect competition among the suppliers producing a set of complementary components, and 3) the direct competition among the suppliers producing the same or perfectly substitutable components. In this talk, we first discuss the effects of the competition among the suppliers on their decision making, and investigate the impact of supplier base on the assembler. Then, we explore how the choice of contract arrangement and decision setting determines the performances of the channel and individual firms.


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Biography:
　

Li Jiang received his BE in Electrical Engineering and ME in Management Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He earned his Ph.D. in Operations and Management Science from the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in December 2006, and joined the Department of Logistics of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in January 2007. His research interests include supply chain modeling and analysis, capacity management, consumer search, and multi-channel retailing network design. His research papers have appeared or will appear in Management Science and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. He reviews papers for Operations Research, Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Naval Research Logistics, Operations Research Letters, and European Journal of Operational Research.


************************* ALL ARE WELCOME ************************

　

　

　

Host

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Prof. Sean X. Zhou

Tel

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(852) 2609-8336

Email

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zhoux@se.cuhk.edu.hk

　

　

　

Enquiries

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Prof. Nan Chen or Prof. Sean X. Zhou

　

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Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management

　

　

CUHK

Website

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http://www.se.cuhk.edu.hk/~seg5810

Email

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seg5810@se.cuhk.edu.hk

　

　

　

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