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Double Marginalization and the Decentralized Supply Chain Revisited

July 16, 2008

Without a doubt, the concept of double marginalization and the resultant issues associated with understanding and addressing its impact represents one of the more complex elements of an organization’s supply chain practice. As the point of convergence of multiple stakeholder interests and the seemingly disparate (some would say contradictory) strategies that define today’s partinioned enterprises, […]

Do you practice “Business @ The Speed of Thought?” Does your enterprise have a “Digital Nervous System?” If not, why?

April 5, 2008

What does "Business @ The Speed of Thought" really mean?

Is There a Poor “Herbie” Anywhere in the Oracle SCM Area?

April 1, 2008

Member Question From the “Theory of Constraints” there is poor Herbie, the infamous bottleneck in the supply chain pipeline. For any of you who use the Oracle Supply Chain 11.5.9 (or above) platform, is there any built-in “Herbie” that you’ve noticed, or has it been custom code wrapped around vanilla, that effected you most? New […]

Network Member Questions and Answers to Emerging Issues

February 7, 2008

Over the past few days the following questions by Network Members were asked and answered. To access the answers in their entirety visit the CATA Supply (Chain) Practices Hub. If you are not already a member, send an e-mail to procureinsights@rogers.com, with “HUB” in the subject line. NOTE: There are no fees associated with joining the […]

Double Marginalization and the Decentralized Supply Chain by Jon Hansen

August 9, 2007

Double marginalization is defined as the “exercise of market power at successive vertical layers in a supply chain.” Dating back to Lerner (1934) the problem that arises as a result of double marginalization is tied to an impetus to mark up the product’s price above marginal cost. According to a 2005 Caltech paper (Vertical Integration […]