suppliers and competing firms who purchase components for the assembly of their final branded products and, if capacity permits …

safety in China. Choosing of the cooperative partner and forming of the competition and cooperative relationship, quality … combination of horizontal integration and vertical integration. The forming of the effective competition and cooperation … and optimizing marketing environment are all measures to boost the forming process of the effective competition and …

solution to overcome suppliers' informational advantage about their product quality. This paper analyzes the impact of …, deterministic certification may lead to under-investment in quality improvement technology for efficient suppliers, thereby leading … a menu to screen among heterogeneous suppliers, the buyer may optimally choose only a limited number of certification …

product from multiple competing suppliers. When a product fails in the field, penalty cost including cost of recalls and … shared among all suppliers based on group sharing mechanisms. Each supplier can exert a costly effort to improve its product … equilibrium outcomes for this quality competition game, and reveal the impacts of traceability on product quality and welfare of …