Competition among supply chains: Implications of full returns policy

Xingzheng Ai; Jing Chen; Haixia Zhao; Xiaowo Tang

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.04.018

Competition among supply chains: Implications of full returns policy

Xingzheng Ai, Jing Chen, Haixia Zhao, Xiaowo Tang

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Abstract

We examine decisions of retailers and manufacturers in two competing supply chains selling a substitutable product, with demand uncertainty, when manufacturers offer or do not offer full returns policies. We consider retailers two pricing strategies, optimal pricing and clearance pricing, and we find that full returns policies have different implications in the presence of chain-to-chain competition as compared to the case of a monopoly supply chain. The conditions under which manufacturers and retailers prefer or not prefer full returns policies are identified.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	257-265
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Production Economics
Volume	139
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.04.018
Publication status	Published - Sept 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Nos. 70772070 , 70932005).

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Business,Management and Accounting
Economics and Econometrics
Management Science and Operations Research
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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