02074nam a2200265 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000390007324500980011226000560021030000220026650001880028852009500047665000230142665000400144970000370148970000540152670000450158071000390162585600650166490700250172990200110175499800280176599900150179320260817162243.0                                          a.b123425921 aMudannayake, Modhika Isuru Bandara10aAnalysing the effect of realized demand under bidirectional option contracts in supply chains  aPathumthani :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2015  e1 online resource  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing, School of Engineering and Technology  aThis research studies a bidirectional supply chain contract between a manufacturer and a retailer in which the selling period is relatively shorter compared to the long production lead time. At the beginning of the planning horizon, based on the demand forecast available, the retailer makes an initial order and purchase options. Next at the beginning of the selling season, based on the realized demand forecast, the retailer exercises the options as call or put. A mathematical model is developed to analyse the effect of realized demand. Expected profit functions are developed for all parties in the supply chain. This research has confirmed that this supply chain contract can coordinate the supply chain. Furthermore it confirms that the variance of the realized demand affects the expected profits. Hence the retailer should put more effort in making the realized demand forecast accurate so that better expected profits can be achieved. 0aBusiness logistics 0aBusiness logisticsxContracting out1 aHuynh, Trung Luong,eChairperson0 aVoratas Kachitvichyanukul,eExamination Committee1 aBohez, Erik L.J.,eExamination Committee2 aAIT Fellowship,eScholarship donor  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B04805  a.b12342592bmnaitcj  a240423  b0c200108dmea  fjg0  c4448d4448