| Article ID: | iaor20053123 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 7 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 97 |
| End Page Number: | 99 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Journal: | Manufacturing & Service Operations Management |
| Authors: | Lutze H.S. |
| Keywords: | organization |
This is an extended abstract of a paper that was a finalist in the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society's 2004 Student Paper Competition. A new multiperiod contract form is proposed, the promised leadtime contract, which reduces supplier risk from future demand uncertainty, and eliminates buyer risk from uncertain inventory availability.