Coordinating a three-level supply chain with combined contracts under stochastic demand

  • Lin Lin Hou*
  • , Hang Li
  • , Wan Hua Qiu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The problem of how to coordinate a two-level supply chain with contracts is discussed in most literature, but supply chain often consists of more than two separate firms in fact. This paper aims to study the coordination issue of a three-level supply chain selling short life cycle products in a single period model. We construct the so-called combined contracts mechanism, a buy-back contract between the retailer and the distributor and a profit-sharing contract between the manufacture and the distributor, to coordinate the channel under stochastic demand. We show that the three-level supply chain can be fully coordinated by designing appropriate contract parameters and the total profit of the channel can be allocated with some specified ratios among the firms. Finally, the validity of the contract mechanism is illustrated by a numerical example.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering - 16th Annual Conference Proceedings, ICMSE 2009
Pages350-355
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 16th International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2009 - Moscow, Russian Federation
Duration: 14 Sep 200916 Sep 2009

Publication series

Name2009 International Conference on Management Science and Engineering - 16th Annual Conference Proceedings, ICMSE 2009

Conference

Conference2009 16th International Conference on Management Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2009
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CityMoscow
Period14/09/0916/09/09

Keywords

  • Buy-back contract
  • Profit-sharing contract
  • Supply chain coordination
  • Three-level supply chain

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