Supply Chain Bilateral Coordination with Option Contracts under Inflation Scenarios

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">Wholesale price contracts</td><td align="center">Option contracts</td><td align="center">Portfolio contracts</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Retailer’s optimal expected profit</td><td align="center">Minimum</td><td align="center">Medium</td><td align="center">Maximum</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Supplier’s optimal expected profit</td><td align="center">Minimum</td><td align="center">Maximum</td><td align="center">Medium</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

The impact of option contracts on supply chain performance.

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Table 2: Supply Chain Bilateral Coordination with Option Contracts under Inflation Scenarios 