Design of optimal control strategies for a supply chain with competing manufacturers under consignment contract

In this paper, we discuss the effects of competition among the manufacturers on both the equilibrium strategies and the performance of supply chain under consignment contract based an optimal control theory. The retailer is responsible for the improvement of store-assistance to reduce consumer retur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhihui Wu, Dongyan Chen, Lichao Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Systems Science & Control Engineering
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21642583.2018.1474144