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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to set up the coordinating mechanism for a decentralized distribution system consisting of a manufacturer and multiple independent retailers by means of contracts. It is in the two-stage supply chain system that all retailers sell an identical product made by the manufacturer and determine their order quantities which directly affect the expected profit of the supply chain with random demand. Design/methodology/approach: First comparison of the optimal order quantities in the centralized and decentralized system shows that the supply chain needs coordination. Then the coordination model is given based on buyback cost and compensation benefit. Finally the coordination mechanism is set up in which the manufacturer as the leader uses a buyback policy to incentive these retailers and the retailers pay profit returns to compensate the manufacturer. Findings: The results of a numerical example show that the perfect supply chain coordination and the flexible allocation of the profit can be achieved in the multi-retailer supply chain by the buyback and compensation contracts. Research limitations: The results based on assumptions might not completely hold in practice and the paper only focuses on studying a single product in two-stage supply chain. Practical implications: The coordination mechanism is applicable to a realistic supply chain under a private information setting and the research results is the foundation of further developing the coordination mechanism for a realistic multi-stage supply chain system with more products. Originality/value: This paper focused on studying the coordination mechanism for a decentralized multi-retailer supply chain by the joint application of the buyback and compensation contracts. Furthermore the perfect supply chain coordination and the flexible allocation of the profit are achieved.

To meet the needs of complex mechatronic systems development, a scalable adaptive integration architecture was established to supporting multidisciplinary collaborative design. Via the framework requirements analysis, the six hierarchies' functional structures were put forward, and key technologies development was addressed. The collaborative design and multidisciplinary optimization environment was realized, task execution process modeling syntax of group cooperation was achieved. Data multi-views consistency management was carried out over the collaborative process, and knowledge process management was implemented. Heterogeneous cross-platform and scalable application tools integration, resources sharing and interoperability were realized. The prototyping system was developed, in Web environment, and application experiences were also fulfilled. The service-oriented adaptive integration framework effectively supported multidisciplinary collaborative design under network environment.