Comparison of Dual-Channel Supply Chain Structures: E-Commerce Platform as Different Roles

E-commerce platforms can act as an e-tailer or a third-party intermediary that charge a commission and allow manufacturers to sell products on their platform directly. These two forms of dual-channel supply chain structures have different impacts on decisions and profits of manufacturers and traditi...

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Main Authors: Cong Wang, De-li Yang, Zhao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3831624