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Pricing, collection, and effort decisions with coordination contracts in a fuzzy, three-level closed-loop supply chain.
- Source :
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Expert Systems with Applications . Aug2018, Vol. 104, p261-276. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- In this paper, a fuzzy, closed-loop supply chain (CLSC), with one manufacturer, one retailer and one collector, is investigated. The optimal decision problem is analyzed based on a fuzzy price and sales effort-dependent demand to evaluate how members decide wholesale price, collection rate, retail price, and sales effort under different decision-making structures. Six game theory models are established and optimal solutions are extracted and compared by applying game and fuzzy theories. According to the results, collaboration between a manufacturer and retailer is favorable for both customers and the chain as a whole; the most effective model for collecting used products is collaboration between the manufacturer and collector. Finally, a practical, new channel coordination scheme is explored to match the performance of a decentralized CLSC to that of a centralized CLSC. The results illustrate that the proposed contract can effectively coordinate decentralized CLSCs. It is also beneficial from both consumer and environmental perspectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09574174
- Volume :
- 104
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Expert Systems with Applications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128984254
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.03.029