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Sourcing under overconfident buyer and suppliers

Tarun Jain, Jishnu Hazra and T.C.E.Cheng
Journal Name
International Journal of Production Economics
Journal Publication
others
Publication Year
2018
Journal Publications Functional Area
Production & Operations Management
Publication Date
Vol. 206, December 2018, Pg. 93-109
Abstract

In supply chains the buyer and its suppliers are often overconfident in situations where they face demand uncertainties. In this paper we study the impact of such overconfidence bias on the buyer's supply-base design strategy. With overconfidence bias, the buyer and suppliers perceive lower demand variability as compared with reality. Characterizing the buyer's optimal reserved capacity and optimal number of suppliers in the supply base, we find a threshold policy for impact of the buyer's overconfidence bias. We also find that the suppliers' overconfidence bias decreases the buyer's reserved capacity and number of suppliers in the supply base.

Sourcing under overconfident buyer and suppliers

Author(s) Name: Tarun Jain, Jishnu Hazra and T.C.E.Cheng
Journal Name: International Journal of Production Economics
Volume: Vol. 206, December 2018, Pg. 93-109
Year of Publication: 2018
Abstract:

In supply chains the buyer and its suppliers are often overconfident in situations where they face demand uncertainties. In this paper we study the impact of such overconfidence bias on the buyer's supply-base design strategy. With overconfidence bias, the buyer and suppliers perceive lower demand variability as compared with reality. Characterizing the buyer's optimal reserved capacity and optimal number of suppliers in the supply base, we find a threshold policy for impact of the buyer's overconfidence bias. We also find that the suppliers' overconfidence bias decreases the buyer's reserved capacity and number of suppliers in the supply base.