Should suppliers allow capacity transfers?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Khanjari, Neda; Duenyas, Izak; Iravani, Seyed M. R.
• 署名单位: Rutgers University System; Rutgers University Camden; Rutgers University New Brunswick; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; Northwestern University
• 刊物名称: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1059-1478
• DOI: 10.1111/poms.13687
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 2324-2340
• 关键词: buyer-supplier negotiation; capacity management; capacity transfer fees

摘要

This research considers situations in which buyers pay to reserve their suppliers' capacity for future use. The study specifically explores whether suppliers should provide transfer rights, allowing buyers unable to use all of their reserved capacity to transfer the excess to another buyer, and whether they should charge a transfer fee. The study finds that, in most cases, the supplier maximizes financial outcomes when the buyer releasing the excess capacity keeps most of the retail-level profit from the transfer and the supplier does not charge a transfer fee.