Pricing, service level and lot size decisions of a supply chain with risk-averse retailers: implications to practitioners

Pricing, service level and lot size decisions of a supply chain with risk-averse retailers: implications to practitioners

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Article ID: iaor20105548
Volume: 20
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 320
End Page Number: 331
Publication Date: Jun 2009
Journal: Production Planning & Control
Authors: , ,
Keywords: supply & supply chains
Abstract:

This article develops a game theoretic model of a supply chain with one supplier and two risk-averse retailers competing in price, service and lot size, where the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) production-inventory policy is adopted. After studying the existence of EOQ equilibrium, we investigate how to adjust their decisions when the economic environment changes. We find that one retailer will decrease its optimal lot size, retail price and service level when it becomes more risk averse or its service investment efficiency decreases. When the supplier's capacity increases, the retailers will reduce retail price and increase service level, which in turn results in a higher lot size. The effect of the risk sensitivity of one retailer on the rival retailer's decisions depends on the relative service cost efficiency of the retailer. When the absolute risk aversion and service investment efficiency of one retailer increase, the supplier's profitability will increase due to a higher total expected demand. We further give the managerial insights for practitioners, which helps managers to make right decisions in an uncertain environment.

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