Title :
An analysis of supply chain game model with a third party logistics service provider involved
Author :
Huadong Gan ; Nan Liu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
A supply chain with a Third Party Logistics (TPL) service provider involved is studied using game theory. The factor of logistics service level is considered to see the effect on the supply chain´s total profit. In addition, the profit allocation problem is also discussed in the paper. Then we find out that, when supplier, retailer and TPL use the collaborative decision-making strategy, the sales volume will increase, the logistics service will be improved and the total profit will rise too. With a reasonable allocation method, supply chain members will cooperate actively to realize the Pareto improvement.
Keywords :
Pareto optimisation; decision making; game theory; logistics; profitability; supply chain management; Pareto improvement; TPL service provider; collaborative decision making strategy; game theory; logistics service level improvement; supply chain game model analysis; supply chain members; supply chain total profit allocation problem; third-party logistics service provider; total profit improvement; profit allocation; service level; supply chain;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Technology (ISMOT), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
DOI :
10.1109/ISMOT.2012.6679453