Study of game models and the complex dynamics of a low-carbon supply chain with an altruistic retailer under consumers’ low-carbon preference

Fan, Ruguo; Lin, Jie; Zhu, Kaiwei

doi:10.1016/j.physa.2019.121460

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“…Bester and Güth [7]; Ge and Hu [8]; Shi et al [9]; Liu et al [10]; Fan et al [11]; Huang et al [12].…”

Section: Fairness Concern Altruistic Preferencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…They first conducted an experimental study in a supply chain and found that when enterprises consider social preferences, relationship preference can promote cooperation and enhance coordination efficiency. This study develops the decision models of eSC with an e-commerce platform's altruistic preference, to answer the following research questions: (1) how the platform's altruistic preference affects decisions; (2) how to design coordination contract in the eSC since the altruistic preference can promote cooperation between enterprises [10,11].…”

Section: Main Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ge and Hu [8] proposed the basic form of the utility function for altruistic preference, which is the weighted sum of the altruistic preference subject profit and system profit. Later, Fan et al [11] showed that the retailer's altruistic preference can make the manufacturer reduce carbon emissions and increase the manufacturer's profit. From the perspective of system profit, Huang et al [12] showed that manufacturers should set a higher altruistic preference, while the retailer is supposed to adopt a lower altruistic preference.…”

Section: Altruistic Preference Of Supply Chainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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E-Commerce Supply Chain Models under Altruistic Preference

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Shen

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This paper reviews the decisions, coordination contract, and altruistic preference of an e-commerce supply chain (eSC) composed of a manufacturer and a third-party e-commerce platform (platform). The research derives optimal decisions in a decentralized model with altruistic preference; it is indicated that altruistic preference can help increase the sales price and sales service level. Although the platform’s altruistic preference is not beneficial to its own profits, it can help increase the manufacturer’s profits. Moreover, when the degree of altruistic preference is kept within a limit, the profit of the decentralized system is higher in a model with altruistic preferences, which indicates that altruistic preference can contribute toward maintaining a friendly, harmonious, and cooperative a relationship between the platform and manufacturers. Contrary to a traditional offline supply chain, where the sales price is the lowest in the centralized model, the sales price is highest in a centralized eSC model. In the proposed coordination contract, the platform with a certain degree of altruistic preference offers zero-commission sales service and charges a certain amount for a fixed professional service fee. The proposed contract is more applicable to products whose market demands are less affected by sales prices and more affected by the sales service level.

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“…Bester and Güth [7]; Ge and Hu [8]; Shi et al [9]; Liu et al [10]; Fan et al [11]; Huang et al [12].…”

Section: Fairness Concern Altruistic Preferencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Main Conclusionmentioning

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Section: Altruistic Preference Of Supply Chainsmentioning

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E-Commerce Supply Chain Models under Altruistic Preference

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Shen

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“…Huang et al [46] discover that the greenness of products under manufacturer's altruistic preference is higher than that without altruistic preference. Similarly, Fan et al [47] discover that retailers' altruistic preferences can contribute to reducing carbon emissions and increasing manufacturers' profits, but the behavior is detrimental to the retailers. Considering the online sales channel in the study of altruistic preferences in the supply chain, Xu and Wang [48] find that altruistic preferences can help resolve channel conflicts between offline and online retailers.…”

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Decisions and Coordination in E-Commerce Supply Chain under Logistics Outsourcing and Altruistic Preferences

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Shen

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Mathematics

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Considering the peculiarities of logistics in the electronic commerce (e-commerce) supply chain (ESC) and e-commerce platform’s altruistic preferences, a model including an e-commerce platform, third-party logistics service provider, and manufacturer is constructed. Based on this, three decision models are proposed and equilibrium solutions are obtained by the Stackelberg game. Then, an “altruistic preference joint fixed-cost” contract is proposed to maximize system efficiency. Finally, numerical analysis is used to validate the findings of the paper. The article not only analyzes and compares the optimal decisions under different ESC models, but also explores the intrinsic factors affecting the decisions. This paper finds that the conclusions of dual-channel supply chains or traditional supply chains do not necessarily apply to ESC, and that the effect of altruistic behavior under ESC is influenced by consumer preferences. Moreover, there is a multiparty win–win state for ESC, and this state can be achieved through the “altruistic preference joint fixed-cost” contract. Therefore, the findings of this paper contribute to the development of an e-commerce market and the cooperation of ESC members.

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“…Fan et al [33] incorporated the retailer’s altruistic behavior into the low-carbon supply chain considering consumers’ low-carbon preference and found that the retailer’s altruistic behavior and consumers’ low-carbon preference narrow the stability region of the system. Huang et al [34] addressed the pricing decisions and optimal greenness of decision makers, and analyzed the impact of altruistic preferences on decision-making and profits of supply chain. Liu et al [35] found that supply chain coordination could not be achieved when both the logistics service integrator and functional logistics service provider had altruistic preferences, achieved coordination by designing the ex-post payment contract, revenue sharing, and franchise fee’ contract.…”

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The Impacts of Green Innovation Input and Channel Service in a Dual-Channel Value Chain

Chen

Huang

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This paper constructs a dual-channel value chain composed of one altruistic manufacturer and one altruistic retailer, where the manufacturer makes green innovation input for green products and sells its green products to its customers through both the direct channel and the traditional channel, the retailer provides channel service for customers and sells green products through the traditional channel. We consider two scenarios in which the manufacturer and the retailer make decentralized and centralized decisions, respectively. We develop two dynamic game models for the two scenarios and analyze the dynamic behaviors of the two dynamic game models using bifurcation diagram, LLE (largest Lyapunov exponent) and attraction of basin, etc. We find that the stability region in decentralized decision model is greater than that of centralized decision, and narrow with increase of service value, green innovation input. In the decentralized decision model, the stability of the system decreases with the altruistic behavior increasing. With the price adjustment speed increasing, the dual-channel green value chain system enters into chaotic state through flip bifurcation or N-S bifurcation. In the stable state, the manufacturer and the retailer can obtain the maximum utility with the appropriate value of green innovation input. In the chaotic state, the utilities of the manufacturer and retailer are greatly affected and significantly reduced. This study will provide good guidance for sustainable development decision-making of dual-channel green value chain.

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Study of game models and the complex dynamics of a low-carbon supply chain with an altruistic retailer under consumers’ low-carbon preference

Cited by 51 publications

References 18 publications

E-Commerce Supply Chain Models under Altruistic Preference

E-Commerce Supply Chain Models under Altruistic Preference

Decisions and Coordination in E-Commerce Supply Chain under Logistics Outsourcing and Altruistic Preferences

The Impacts of Green Innovation Input and Channel Service in a Dual-Channel Value Chain

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