Article
Economics
Zhengzheng Chen, Tiaojun Xiao
Summary: This paper examines environmental labeling strategies in a green supply chain and finds that consumer trust in environmental labeling, green R&D cost, and the demand share of the direct channel are crucial factors for supply chain decision making. Additionally, external certified labeling leads to higher profits for the retailer, and risk-averse retailers prefer external certified environmental labeling.
MANAGERIAL AND DECISION ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Da Wang, Yuexiao Zhang, Wandong Lou, Wenke Zang
Summary: This paper investigates the dynamical behaviors of the classical dual-channel supply chain from the perspective of fractal theory. The definition of filled Julia set in supply chain price competition model is introduced, and it is divided into several sub basins based on the periodicities of the attractors. The importance of mixed coexisting attraction basins' connectivity is illustrated. The inner characteristics of filled Julia sets under different online preferences are analyzed, indicating the negative influence of online preference increase on filled Julia sets' structures. Three control strategies are adopted for unstable cases caused by high online preference, and their control effects are analyzed by quantifying the connectivity restorations.
CHAOS SOLITONS & FRACTALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Lezhen Wu, Xiaole Wu, Yu Zhou
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of supply disruption risk on inventory decisions and commitment strategies in a two-period supply chain model. The results show that supply risk affects the retailer's inventory holding motivations, with price commitment suppressing inventory holding motivations and inventory commitment suppressing inventory shifting motivations. Additionally, under high cost and risk, only the manufacturer holds inventory, while the retailer does not hold inventory under price commitment.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Xi Li, Qian Liu
Summary: This paper examines the interaction between a manufacturer's capability to acquire demand information and a retailer's demand investment decision in a supply chain. The study explores two common contract types, wholesale price and two-part tariff, and finds that the retailer benefits from the manufacturer's increased capability to acquire demand information. The results challenge some established findings in the literature and provide new insights into supply chain dynamics.
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Senyu Xu, Huajun Tang, Zhijun Lin
Summary: This study explores the impact of free riding behavior and consumer switching behavior on decision-making in a dual-channel supply chain. Numerical analysis reveals that implementing coordination mechanisms in a centralized system can improve the overall performance of the supply chain.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qinghua Feng, Tong Liu
Summary: This study investigates the optimal selection strategy of green product R&D and its impact on prices, green levels, and enterprise profits in a competitive supply chain. The study identifies three types of green product R&D strategies and finds that price competition intensity and green R&D cost negatively affect these variables. The research results provide insights for the strategic choice of green product R&D in competitive supply chains.
Article
Management
Justin Jia, Paolo Letizia, Sean P. Willems
Summary: This study investigates the coordination of a supplier-retailer supply chain, considering the impact of an information structure. It finds that simple coordinating contracts can effectively coordinate the supply chain, while more complicated contracts fail to do so.
Article
Management
Xi Li, Yanzhi Li, Ying-Ju Chen
Summary: The study examines the effects of strategic inventory in the context of chain-to-chain competition, finding that the role of strategic inventory may be altered or even reversed under such competition. Retailers may increase inventory levels in fiercer competition, intensifying supply chain competition. A prisoner's dilemma can arise in supply chain competition, where manufacturers cannot avoid strategic inventory despite it being potentially harmful.
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Bingquan Liu, Xuran Chang, Boyang Nie, Yue Wang, Lingqi Meng
Summary: The paper establishes a Stackelberg game model in a dual-channel supply chain, showing that the government can achieve higher profits by taking incentive or punitive measures. Increasing low-carbon subsidies for retailers in decentralized decision-making mode can achieve a win-win result between the supply chain and the government; and channel competition is beneficial for improving supply chain and social benefits.
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Seyyed-Mahdi Hosseini-Motlagh, Maryam Johari, Mohammadreza Nematollahi, Parvin Pazari
Summary: This study examines the impact of collection disruptions on the efficiency of a reverse supply chain (RSC) system and explores the effect of competition on incentive schemes. The findings show that a coordinated approach can effectively address high collection disruptions and bring environmental and economic benefits.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Lei Xu, Jie Wei, Tsan-Ming Choi, Wen Wang
Summary: In supply chain systems, firms are faced with the challenge of managing distribution channels in the rapidly growing electronic commerce environment. The study focuses on online channel management, pricing, and coordination, highlighting the importance of channel leadership, online channel decision, and customer preferences. Key insights include the impact of dual-channel structure on pricing, consumer benefits, and the use of supply chain contracts for optimization.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN CYBERNETICS-SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Matthew Elliott, Benjamin Golub, Matthew Leduc
Summary: This study models the production of complex goods in a large supply network. Firms in the network source essential inputs through relationships with other firms and strategically invest to strengthen these relationships. The research finds that supply networks of intermediate productivity are fragile in equilibrium, even though this is inefficient.
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Mohammad E. Arbabian
Summary: This study examines the impact of 3D printing on supply chains, including factors such as adoption by manufacturers and retailers, economic conditions, and government subsidies. It is found that retailer adoption of 3D printing can eliminate the double marginalization effect, serving as a new mechanism for coordinating the supply chain.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wakhid Ahmad Jauhari, Shabrina Chairunnisa Novia Ramadhany, Cucuk Nur Rosyidi, Umakanta Mishra, Hawa Hishamuddin
Summary: This paper proposes an integrated inventory model for a supply chain system and examines the impact of carbon tax regulation. By investing in green production technologies and green facilities, the manufacturer can operate both conventional and green facilities, achieving cost and emissions control.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Wenliang Bian, Xiqing Yang, Shichang Li, Xiying Yang, Guowei Hua
Summary: In response to the global spread of COVID-19, establishing a robust healthcare supply chain system is crucial, with third-party logistics providers serving as orchestrators. Research shows that the positive impact of 3PLs is evident in decentralized supply chains characterized by high logistics outsourcing costs and price sensitivity.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2021)