Coordination in vendor-buyer inventory systems: on price discounts, Stackelberg game and joint optimisation

Coordination in vendor-buyer inventory systems: on price discounts, Stackelberg game and joint optimisation

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Article ID: iaor200968962
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 110
End Page Number: 124
Publication Date: May 2009
Journal: International Journal of Operational Research
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Keywords: inventory: order policies, game theory
Abstract:

We consider a version of the Stackelberg game that is used to model discount pricing decisions in vendor-buyer supply chains. The game consists of a leader who is selling a product to one (or more) follower(s) who in turn sell it to the ultimate consumers. We define conditional strategy for the leader as a strategy where the transfer price offered by the leader is conditional upon the specific decision taken by the follower. We show that the leader's optimal conditional strategy can achieve perfect coordination. We then discuss the application of the result to specific models for discount pricing decisions in vendor-buyer inventory systems and interpret its implications for these models.

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