Title :
Return contract of supply chain with credibility distribution
Author :
Huo, Lingyu ; Liu, Bingwu ; Li, Juntao
Author_Institution :
Beijing Wuzi Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
In a two-stage supply chain composed of one supplier and one retailer, the supply chain coordination mechanism under fuzzy demand environment is studied in this paper under the assumption that the market demands are regarded as fuzzy variable. The models of centralized decision-making and return contract are built based on credibility distribution, and their optimal policies are also proposed. Finally, a numerical example is given to illustrate the models and analyze the influence of parameters on the models. It shows that the retailer´s optimal order quantity fluctuates at the center of the fuzzy demand and increases with the raise of the retail price. The different wholesale price and return price tactics can be fulfilled by using different parameters, and the coordination of members can be achieved in return contract with fuzzy demand.
Keywords :
contracts; distributed decision making; fuzzy set theory; supply chains; centralized decision making; credibility distribution; fuzzy demand environment; optimal order quantity; return contract; supply chain; Chromium; Contracts; Decision making; Distribution functions; History; Instruments; Intelligent systems; Manufacturing; Partial response channels; Supply chains;
Conference_Titel :
Grey Systems and Intelligent Services, 2009. GSIS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4914-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4916-3
DOI :
10.1109/GSIS.2009.5408179