Free Riding and Coordination in a Dual-channel Supply Chain in E-commerce
In a dual-channel supply chain, the bricks-and-mortar retailer provides customers with pre-sales services, while the manufacturer adds a direct online channel to enjoy a free ride on the pre-sales services provided by the retailer. Based on consumer utility theory, the authors first examine the free riding effect on the drivers of each firm's strategy, market sales, profitability, and supply chain performance. The authors find that the manufacturer's free riding behaviour has both positive and negative effects under some conditions, and the existence of the direct online channel is not necessarily detrimental to the retailer due to a reduction in the wholesale price and an enlargement of the market coverage. The authors propose a three-part tariff transfer payment scheme based on the retailer's order quantity and service level as a supply chain coordination mechanism. The results show that service level is improved and the coordination mechanism can achieve dual-channel coordination under some conditions.
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- Copyright © 2016 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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Authors:
- Luo, Meiling
- Li, Gang
- Cheng, T C E
- Publication Date: 2016
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Pagination: pp 223-249
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Serial:
- International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics
- Volume: 8
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
- ISSN: 1756-6517
- EISSN: 1756-6525
- Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijstl
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Electronic commerce; Level of service; Profitability; Supply; Utility theory
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Freight Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01600336
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 26 2016 2:49PM