Title :
Horizontal collusion in a two-echelon decentralized supply chain
Author :
Ju Zhao ; Zong-Hong Cao ; Chang-Wen Li
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Hefei Univ. of Technol., Hefei, China
Abstract :
This paper investigates the interaction effects between upstreamcollusion and downstream collusion. Upstream collusion does not depend on whether downstream are acting in collusion or not, and vice versa. Manufacturers´ competition can hinder the sustainability of upstream collusion, and retailers´ competition has a negative effect on sustaining downstream collusion.
Keywords :
retailing; supply chains; downstream collusion; horizontal collusion; manufacturers competition; retailers competition; two-echelon decentralized supply chain; upstreamcollusion; Dairy products; Economics; Games; Periodic structures; Standards; Supply chains; Equilibrium; Horizontal collusion; Stackelberg game; competition;
Conference_Titel :
Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2015 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8327-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSSM.2015.7170239
