Many parts of the world are experiencing extreme weather events, energy poverty, food
insecurity, and lack of access to basic healthcare. Moreover, concerns over socioeconomic …

This study focuses on an agricultural supply chain with a capital-constrained manufacturer, a
bank and an insurer under three power structures: insurer-led Stackelberg (IS), bank-led …

We review and analyze the farming (upstream agribusiness supply chain) research literature
since 1965 to identify farming research opportunities for operations management (OM) …

The rise of contract farming has transformed millions of farmers' lives. We study a new class
of contract farming problems, where the farmer holds superior information and can invest …

In the high-end equipment manufacturing industry, diagnostic test is a common procedure
for core products. The core component supplier could obtain the true quality of its products …

Problem Definition: With increasing concerns about the quality and safety of agricultural
products, many agricultural cooperatives (co-ops) have begun to specify quality provisions …

Small agricultural cooperatives are increasingly using differentiated payments based on the
quality of their members' products. Such cooperatives make a trade‐off between the return …

Considering an agricultural production and consumption system composed of the
government, enterprise, farmers and consumers, this paper constructs models for green …

Global supply chains often distribute value inequitably among the Global North and South.
This perpetuates poverty and contributes to indecent work in raw material‐producing …

This paper examines how cash constraints influence farmers' selling decisions across the
harvest and lean seasons, and analyzes the efficacy of government loans in improving …