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Optimal strategic alliance in multi‐echelon supply chains with open innovation
Author(s) -
Tavana Madjid,
Amoozad Mahdiraji Hannan,
Beheshti Moein,
Abbasi Kamardi AliAsghar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
managerial and decision economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-1468
pISSN - 0143-6570
DOI - 10.1002/mde.3181
Subject(s) - supply chain , novelty , business , alliance , industrial organization , stackelberg competition , quality (philosophy) , marketing , microeconomics , economics , philosophy , theology , epistemology , political science , law
We propose a game‐theoretic approach to examine several possible coalition strategies in a four‐echelon supply chain consisting of a supplier, manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer. A solitude model is used to probe the role of learning in quality improvements, and experimental design is conducted to evaluate all possible supply chain coalition strategies between echelons. The novelty of this study is the comprehensive evaluation of knowledge‐sharing strategies in collaborative supply chains. The results confirm that the Delta model with a coalition among a supplier, manufacturer, and retailer is the best strategy.