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RAIRO-Oper. Res.
Volume 55, 2021
Regular articles published in advance of the transition of the journal to Subscribe to Open (S2O). Free supplement sponsored by the Fonds National pour la Science Ouverte
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Page(s) | S1657 - S1704 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2020052 | |
Published online | 02 March 2021 |
On pricing and bundling decisions for stackelberg games in parallel channels of substitutable composites
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
* Corresponding author: abbas.ahmadi@aut.ac.ir
Received:
19
July
2019
Accepted:
17
May
2020
The paper describes competition within a supply network with parallel distribution channels. Each supply chain in the network is composed of a manufacturer and a retailer. Manufacturers sell two complementary products to the retailers, who then deliver to the end consumers. All players can bundle or not bundle their products assuming that the retail market presents the products in a mixed bundling setting. The motivation of this study is to mainly analyze the impact of cost reduction via manufacturers, on how the whole supply network will behave. We have modeled and solved partly and fully sequential game structures well known as Bertrand and Stackelberg games, where the preceding movers are considered to have more market power. Mathematical and numerical analyses reveal interesting propositions and managerial insights for decision makers who are practicing cost cutting strategies. The combination of different ordinal structures have led to exact mathematical comparisons among 24 games. Results indicate both manufacturers and retailers are better off with simultaneous pricing games. This promotes the concept of coordination through layer and channels of the network. Cost reduction with compensation increases payoffs when applied by the manufacturer whose complementary products’ manufacturing costs are more distanced. It is also shown that retailers enjoy a retail advantage on one product at its best when playing retailer leading Stackelberg games.
Mathematics Subject Classification: 91A80 / 91A40
Key words: Supply chain management / pricing / bundling strategy / substitutable composites / Stackelberg games
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