Prof. Albert HA
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Talk:
Information Sharing in Supply Chains under Competition
Abstract:
We will present the results of some current research on information sharing in supply chains under competition. We will consider two supply chain structures. The first one concerns with two supply chains each consisting of one manufacturer selling to one retailer and the two retailers compete in the same market. The second one concerns with a supply chain with two competing manufacturers selling through a common retailer. We investigate the incentive for a retailer to share demand information with a manufacturer and show how that incentive depends on production diseconomies of scale, competition intensity and the type of competition.
Biography:
Albert Y. Ha is Professor and Head of the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He received his B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Hong Kong, MBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Ph.D. degree from the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University. Prior to joining HKUST in 2001, Professor Ha has served on the faculty of the School of Management of Yale University for nine years. His research interests are in the areas of Supply Chain Management and Economics of Queuing Systems. He has published in journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, Naval Research Logistics and European Journal of Operational Research. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of Management Science, Operations Research and Manufacturing and Service Operations Management and a Senior Editor of Production and Operations Management.
