貝式模型應用在新產品擴展過程的預測上，非常成功。許多的學者對於貝式模型在顧客需求管理及 存量控制的應用上，也進行了廣泛地研究；本論文則以綜合的觀點，對貝式模型在供應鏈管理上的應用提出看法。本論文所稱的供應鏈，將比照一般性的供應鏈，共 分為三個階段：零售商、供應商及製造商。零售商這個階段，必須處理顧客的需求，本論文假設這個階段會遵循貝式擴散程序。本論文同時假設，每一個階段之間的 資訊是完全分享；在資訊分享的基礎下，每一個階段都試圖追求最大的利潤。本論文藉由適當的問題處理過程以及MATLAB軟體程式運算，可以在訂購時間、訂購次數及定購數量等方面提出建議，進而決定每一個階段的存量政策

Bass model is a very successful model in forecasting the diffusion process of new product. Its wide applications in managing the customer demand and controlling the inventory level have been studied by several scholars. This thesis gives a synthesis view of using Bass model in supply chain management. Similar other common supply chain, the supply chain in this thesis is divided into 3 stages, namely: retailer, supplier and manufacturer. The retailer is the stage handling the customer demand which is assumed following the Bass diffusion process. Information in this model is assumed being fully shared among stages. Based on this information, each stage tries to maximize their profit. By using appropriate approach- in this thesis, MATLAB software is used to program and solve the problem-this study gives suggestion, e.g. to order, the number of order, order quantities and manufacturing plans, for determining the inventory policies for each stage.

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