“…Once they form a strategic alliance in order to minimize their own cost or maximize their own profit, then trading parties can collaborate and share information to achieve improved benefits. Therefore, several authors (e.g., Amasaka, 2002;Ben-Daya & Hariga, 2004;Bylka, 2003;Chang, Ouyang, Wu, & Ho, 2006;Hoque & Goyal, 2006;Ouyang, Wu, & Ho, 2007a;Pan & Hsiao, 2005;Villa, 2001;Viswanathan, 1998;Yang & Wee, 2001;Zhang, Liang, Yu, & Yan, 2007) have presented the integrated inventory management system.…”