Stocking and quality decisions for deteriorating perishable products under competition

Stocking and quality decisions for deteriorating perishable products under competition

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Article ID: iaor20161115
Volume: 67
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 593
End Page Number: 603
Publication Date: Apr 2016
Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society
Authors: ,
Keywords: quality & reliability, decision
Abstract:

In this study, we address the joint inventory and quality management in a Cournot duopoly, for a seasonally produced, perishable product whose quality deteriorates over time. The sales of the product occur over two periods, namely the season (first period) and the off‐season (second period). Apart from the stocking quantities for the two periods, firms must decide the quality levels of the units to stock for the second selling period. Firms incur a cost to maintain particular quality levels. The equilibrium policies of the firms are characterized, and we discuss the impact of the firms’ quality costs on their inventory and quality decisions. We identify the conditions of the quality costs when competition ceases to exist in the second period, and analyse the impact of the quality costs on inter‐temporal price fluctuations and product availability. Using the unconstrained equilibrium policy, we frame the firms’ inventory disposal policies when production yields are exogenous.

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