This paper develops a supply chain network game theory framework with multiple manufacturers/producers, with multiple manufacturing plants, who own distribution centers and distribute their products, which are distinguished by brands, to demand markets, while maximizing profits and competing...

In this paper, we develop a unified variational inequality framework in the context of spatial price network equilibrium problems that captures world trade policies in the form of tariff rate quotas, which are two-tiered tariffs, and that have been applied in practice to numerous commodities....

In this paper, we develop a global supply chain network model in which profit-maximizing firms engage in competition in the production and distribution of products in the presence of quantitative trade policy instruments in the form of tariff rate quotas. Tariff rate quotas are two-tiered...

We introduce a supply chain network equilibrium model with differentiated products, in which firms compete on product quantities and quality. We then extend the model to include a strict quota or tariff. We establish the equivalence between the model with a strict quota and that with a tariff,...

Fresh produce supply chains have special characteristics, notably, that the quality of the product (fruit or vegetable) deteriorates continuously over time, even under ideal conditions. In this paper, we begin with explicit formulae for fresh produce quality deterioration based on chemistry and...