Pricing and ordering decisions for the supply chain integrating of online and offline channels

Guo, Xiongfei; Liu, Wenhao; Zhang, Tinglong

doi:10.1007/s10668-022-02349-9

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“…Wu et al (2021) pointed out that when the cost of online and offline operations is high at the same time, the promotion of low-carbon operations is effective. Guo et al (2022) discuss the online and offline costs and set the online cost to 0 and the offline cost to s , research shows that the impact of the O2O model on Brick-and-Mortar retailer’s profits depends on the distribution costs of online channels and the service costs of offline channels. The literature review in the second stream of research primarily investigates the impact of offline service costs on product pricing, with some studies considering both online and offline service costs.…”

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Optimal Strategies of the Online-to-Offline Instant Delivery Service of Grocery Retailers

Qin,

Yuhan,

Cuiting

et al. 2023

SAGE Open

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The advantages of an O2O instant delivery service over the traditional retail model for grocery retailers in the local market lie in the ability to increase sales by expanding consumer channels. This study aims to explore how merchants can optimize their pricing and delivery service decisions, including order delivery fees, range, and starting price, to maximize profit with the adoption of instant delivery services. Using the Stackelberg game model, the research examines the retailers’ optimal decision-making within the classical Hotelling linear city model while considering a more realistic cost differentiation between online and offline services. The analysis incorporates variations in the number of consumer purchases and geographic locations. The study finds that increasing product prices while maintaining zero delivery fees consistently outperforms charging delivery fees while keeping prices constant in terms of their impact on retailers. Additionally, rarely-discussed aspects like starting delivery price and delivery range are also considered. Comparing parameter variations between the traditional retail model and the O2O instant delivery model leads to three primary conclusions. Firstly, the cost disparity between online and offline services significantly affects the optimal price and profit for the retailer. Secondly, when the cost of online service is slightly higher, setting a starting delivery price can enhance retailers’ profits compared to not having a starting price. Finally, the study outlines three strategies for implementing the O2O instant delivery model and suggests that defining a reasonable delivery range can help merchants reduce costs, improve delivery efficiency, and ultimately increase profits.

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Optimal Strategies of the Online-to-Offline Instant Delivery Service of Grocery Retailers

Qin,

Yuhan,

Cuiting

et al. 2023

SAGE Open

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Logistics strategies of food delivery O2O supply chain with anti-food waste regulation

Xu,

Du,

2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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With the ever-growing popularity of food deliver, more and more consumers are embracing this convenience as part of their lifestyle. However, the issue of food waste created by the food deliver industry has become a pressing concern in society. This paper aims to examine the link between food waste and food delivery services, and investigate the effects of anti-food waste regulations on the generation of food waste and the choice of logistics strategies in an Online-to-Offline (O2O) supply chain. Using game-theoretical approach, we focus on two prominent logistics strategies—the restaurant-free self-logistics strategy (RF strategy) and the platform-charge logistics strategy (PC strategy). Our research results show that anti-food waste regulation can effectively reduce food waste in food delivery service under the PC logistics strategy. The choice of logistics strategy is constrained by the online market potential, the relative logistics costs of platform logistics, and anti-food waste regulations. If the anti-food waste regulation is strict, as long as the size of the food delivery market and the relative logistics costs of platform logistics are not simultaneously small, the RF strategy will be the equilibrium strategy, whereas the supply chain members should choose the PC strategy. The study thus offers useful inferences for theory and practice.

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A Sustainable Supply Chain Integrated with Autonomated Inspection, Flexible Eco-Production, and Smart Transportation

2022

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The present study focuses on supply chain management to improve its sustainability from economic, environmental, and social perspectives. First, improving production process reliability and cost reduction are two main factors for enhancing economic sustainability. Hence, we introduced autonomated inspection and invested in ordering and setup costs. Second, reducing the carbon footprint in supply chains is the main pillar of their environmental stewardship, which is addressed by an eco-friendly and flexible production system in this study. Finally, an advanced single-setup-multi-delivery (SSMD) strategy is utilized to improve social aspects associated with human labor increase. For practicality, demand is considered as the selling price and is quality dependent. The sustainability enhancement is transformed as a term of profit; therefore, our model maximizes the total profit of the supply chain by optimizing a manufacturer’s and retailer’s decision variables. Numerical examples show that autonomation technology increases the system’s reliability by 64%, where eco-production reduces carbon emission by up to 16%, and the total profit increases by up to 25%. Moreover, the application of advanced SSMD reduces the transportation cost by up to 34%.

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Pricing and ordering decisions for the supply chain integrating of online and offline channels

Cited by 3 publications

References 52 publications

Optimal Strategies of the Online-to-Offline Instant Delivery Service of Grocery Retailers

Optimal Strategies of the Online-to-Offline Instant Delivery Service of Grocery Retailers

Logistics strategies of food delivery O2O supply chain with anti-food waste regulation

A Sustainable Supply Chain Integrated with Autonomated Inspection, Flexible Eco-Production, and Smart Transportation

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