Abstract Recent years have witnessed e‐commerce platforms that voluntarily invest in new digital technologies to help their suppliers reduce production costs. To examine its impact on channel structure, we develop a supply chain model consisting of supplier and an platform who purchases products from the at wholesale price sells them end markets. In addition, has option accept marketplace by paying commission fee charged platform. We show presence voluntary investment improvement can...

ABSTRACT Despite the highly controlled algorithmic work environment, on‐demand labor platform workers may devise strategies to enhance their competency (AC), facilitating better adaptation system. Yet, proactive engagement of with algorithms remains underexplored in empirical research. This study endeavors fill this gap by developing and validating first scale AC, while also shedding light on its antecedents consequences. Analysis data from five samples Chinese reveals that AC encompasses...

Abstract In the realm of practical application, an increasing number manufacturers and retailers have embraced utilization blockchain technology to augment transparency traceability within their supply chains. Nonetheless, optimal allocation implementation a chain involving dual channels, while simultaneously addressing consumer privacy concerns, remains subject ambiguity. By elucidating this matter, our comprehension potential enhancements in management resulting from can be greatly...

Abstract We consider a one‐to‐one supply chain consisting of manufacturer and retailer study the retailer's two‐period information‐sharing decision problem. develop game‐theoretic model wherein produces product at certain level quality to static wholesale price or dynamic prices over two periods. The determines whether share market demand information with manufacturer. Conventional wisdom suggests that prefers not because double marginalization effect. Under setting, we show may disclose...

In the framework of newsvendor model, both single- and multi-period models are proposed to investigate ordering strategy a risk-averse retailer under buyback guarantee financing (BGF) stochastic demand. single-period classical is extended by introducing risk aversion capital constraints simultaneously. It found that optimal quantity monotonic function in some parameters, such as increasing retailer's salvage value, while decreasing initial wholesale price. The model dynamical described...

Although some studies have focused on the logical connection between industrial water consumption in economic development (IED) and wastewater treatment (IWT) stages, master–slave game relationship these stages has not been considered. This study selected panel data from 30 provinces China 2011 to 2015, divided into IED- IWT-dominated regions, developed a two-stage envelopment analysis (DEA) model based IED IWT stages. In addition, regression Simar–Wilson approach was constructed reveal...

Abstract In practice, the demanders (customers) and providers (sellers) of logistics service platforms not only care about prices but also are sensitive to spatial distance between each other (because longer would lead waiting time). We study impacts preference on two competing platforms' pricing strategies. Two groups agents (demanders providers) required pay platform a fixed (registration) fees gain access. analyze commonly seen scenarios in practice: (i) single‐homing model—both can join...

Recently, e-commerce platforms have been acting as both a reseller and marketplace to serve consumers. This study considers hybrid-format supply chain that consists of supplier who sells product through an intermediary by wholesale price contract. In addition, the can decide whether accept intermediary’s offer engage in (if accepts, then agency fee should be paid intermediary). We develop game-theoretic model investigate impact encroachment on members. Then, we extend our basic check...

Abstract We consider a two‐stage dynamic pricing problem for seller who employs online group purchasing with strategic customers. Customers arrive in Periods 1 and 2 can decide whether to purchase the product current period, delay their purchases next period (for those customers Period 1), or leave market. The network externality, typical characteristic of buying, is captured our model. That is, more would positively negatively affect demand. investigate impacts positive/negative externality...

We consider two competing firms that sell quality‐differentiated products over periods, in which the high‐ or low‐quality have option to act as a pricing leader follower first second periods. Two groups of consumers make their purchase decisions with former using experience available latter from online communities (e.g., TikTok). Our analysis indicates competition intensity and consumers' reviews are interacting forces steer equilibrium firms.

Purpose With the global spread of environmental education, awareness is becoming increasingly important in daily life and economic activities. Sustainable development, as most effective development approach to address climate change, has gradually become a research hotspot countries around world. The authors combine sustainable with supply chain management incorporate into study objective issue corporate fairness preferences real society explore pricing product greenness decision problem...