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Supply contracts for critical and strategic materials of high volatility and their ramifications for supply chains

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  • K. Jo Min
  • Laura Lilienkamp
  • John Jackman
  • Chung-Hsiao Wang

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For critical and strategic materials such as a rare earth element or crude oil, we study a supply chain consisting of an intermediary/producer facing a highly volatile market to its customers and a local supplier at a different region subject to a fixed term supply contract. By viewing the opportunity to sign this contract as a real option, we construct a supply contract model and analytically derive the optimal contract-signing threshold price from the intermediary/producer perspective. Based on this threshold, we show how the relationship among the threshold price, lead time, and contract duration results in a classification of the supply chain’s preferences for lead time length, and to concrete guidelines for using the lead time and contract duration as tradable negotiation tools for supply chain contracts.

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  • K. Jo Min & Laura Lilienkamp & John Jackman & Chung-Hsiao Wang, 2020. "Supply contracts for critical and strategic materials of high volatility and their ramifications for supply chains," The Engineering Economist, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 65(4), pages 266-287, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uteexx:v:65:y:2020:i:4:p:266-287
    DOI: 10.1080/0013791X.2020.1712508
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