The closed-loop supply chain network with competition, distribution channel investment, and uncertainties

Closed-loop supply chains: What reverse logistics factors influence performance?

“…A firm can use a sustainable programme as a strategic tool not only for environmental improvement, but also to enhance the image of its brand, generate revenue, serve its customers, and reduce production costs (Qiang et al, 2013).…”

Decentralized supply chain network design: monopoly, duopoly and oligopoly competitions under uncertainty

“…Also in SC competition literature, there are three kinds of competitions: horizontal competition: competition between firms of one tier of a SC (Nagurney et al 2002;Dong et al 2004;Cruz 2008;Zhang and Zhou 2012;Qiang et al 2013;Huseh 2015;Qiang 2015;Nagurney 2016, Nagurney et al 2016); vertical competition: competition between the firms of different tiers of a SC (Bernstein and Federgruen 2005;Anderson and Bao 2000;Chen et al 2013, Wu 2013Zhao and Wang 2015;Zhang et al 2015;Bai et al 2016;Bo and Li 2016;Esmaeilzadeh and Taleizadeh 2016;Huang et al 2016;Wang et al 2017;Genc and Giovanni 2017;Chaeb and Rasti-Barzoki 2016); and SC versus SC: competition between SCs (Boyaci and Gallego 2004;Xiao and Yang 2008;Zhang 2006;Li et al 2013;Chung and Kwon 2016). Ezimadu and Nwozo (2017) used Sethi model to models the dynamic effect of the manufacturer and retailer's advertising efforts on sale and by the help of control technique and stochastic differential game theory the players' advertising strategies and the long-run value of the awareness share are obtained.…”

When and for whom would e-waste be a treasure trove? Insights from a network equilibrium model of e-waste flows

“…Based on this work, Yang et al (2009) developed a closed-loop supply chain network model that included raw material suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, consumers and recovery centers. Qiang et al (2013) include demand and yield uncertainty in their closed-loop supply chain network model with competition and distribution channel investments. Rahman and Subramanian (2012) identified eight factors for end-of-life computer recycling operations and investigated interactions among these factors through a cognition mapping process applied at two private recycling companies in Australia.…”