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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 112-127Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2014.07.001
Keywords
Supply chains; Logistics; Networks; Time-based competition; Game theory; Freight services; Delay tolerant networks; Information asymmetry; Variational inequalities
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- School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg
- National Science Foundation (NSF) grant CISE [1111276]
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We develop a game theory model for supply chain network competition in time-sensitive markets in which consumers respond to the average delivery time associated with the various firms' products. The firms' behavior is captured, along with the supply chain network topologies, with the governing equilibrium concept being that of Nash equilibrium. We derive the variational inequality formulation of the equilibrium conditions and provide illustrative examples. We also identify special cases for distinct applications. An algorithm is proposed, and the framework further illustrated through a case study in which we explore varying sensitivities to the average time delivery with interesting results. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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