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Decision and Coordination of Fresh Produce Three-Layer E-Commerce Supply Chain: A New Framework

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: This paper considers a fresh produce three-layer e-commerce supply chain consisting of a producer, a third-party logistics service provider, and a fresh produce e-commerce enterprise in a new framework. The market demand for the fresh produce is affected by the safety traceability system availability, the freshness level, the unit online selling price, and the random factor. We develop the game models under different supply chain decision scenarios. Two different types of contracts, namely, unilateral cost-sharing and revenue-sharing contract, and consolidated rebate and revenue-sharing contract are proposed to facilitate coordination of the supply chain. The impact of the changes of market preferences on the supply chain decisions, the supply chain profits, and the contract policies implementation is examined. The theoretical derivations and results are illustrated with numerical examples. While enriching the relevant literature, this paper also provides a practical guidance for the production, operation, and sales of the fresh produce e-commerce supply chain.

Source: IEEE Access

DOI: 10.1109/access.2018.2881106

Authors: Zilong Song, Shiwei He, Guangshu Xu

Institutions: Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing Wuzi University

Language: English

Topic: Supply Chain and Inventory Management

Subfield: Management Information Systems

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,075