Major phases | Contents | Conclusion |
1. stage I | 2. information-sharing | VMI mode can promote information sharing and reduce bullwhip effect [12] [13] . |
3. stage II | 4. management decision | VMI mode is often only beneficial to downstream members, and the whole supply chain deviates from Pareto equilibrium [17] [18] . |
5. stage III | 6. coordinating mechanism | Contract design establishes coordination mechanism of supply chain in VMI mode [21] [23] . |
7. stage IV | 8. third party participation | A theoretical model of dispersed TPL_VMI and Supply Hub model is established [25] [26] . |