Benefiting from the economic recession? A supply chain perspective

Lu Hsiao, Ying Ju Chen*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper demonstrates that firms and consumers may mutually benefit from the economic recession if the supply chain structure is explicitly taken into consideration. The model characteristics include consumer heterogeneity, intra-channel mis-coordination, and strategic interactions in this upstream-downstream relationship. The analysis reveals the possibility of Pareto improvement along the supply chain, and identifies the concrete regimes in which these mutual benefits may arise.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)61-66
Number of pages6
JournalOperations Research Letters
Volume41
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Consumer heterogeneity
  • Economic recession
  • Supply chain

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