Quality control strategy in supply chain under asymmetric information. (1st December 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Cui-hua; Yu, Hai-bin; Huang, Xiao-yuan
• Is Part Of: International journal of operational research. Volume 4:Number 1(2009)
• Page Start: 97
• Page End: 116
• Publication Date: 2008-12-01
• Subjects: asymmetric information -- principal agent models -- maximal principle -- quality evaluation -- quality prevention -- transfer payment -- supplier quality control -- supply chain management -- SCM -- optimal control -- buyer quality control -- supply chain collaboration; Operations research -- Periodicals; 003.05
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-7645

Abstract

This paper is essentially concerned with the supplier and the buyer's quality control decision in supply chain with asymmetric information. The paper presents principal-agent models regarding the buyer's quality evaluation level and the supplier's quality prevention level decision problems. The paper then focuses on the supplier and the buyer's optimisation problems being turned into optimal control problems under asymmetric information. Maximal principle is used to get the solution. And comparison analyses are made between two different information settings. At last, numerical examples are presented to prove our models and analyses.