Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
Volume 244, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108384
Keywords
Platform supply chain; Operations management; Distribution strategy; Online marketplace; Differentiated products
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71971115, 71971113, 71471087, 71571100, 71071076]
- National Social Science Fund of China [19BGL095]
- Foundation of China Scholarship Council [202006830106]
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This research aims to assist suppliers in determining the best online distribution mode based on product attributes and substitution intensity. By selecting the appropriate mode and commission rate, a win-win situation can be achieved.
E-commerce platforms can either serve as product resellers or provide online marketplaces. Selecting the better of these two online distribution modes or applying the combination of them has always been a critical issue for a supplier. The present work aims to assist a dominant supplier manufacturing differentiated products in determining the best online mode under different distribution strategies. Starting from the selective marketing strategy, three models matching products with individual modes are respectively formulated and studied for equilibria. The research is then extended to the intensive marketing strategy, where the combination of modes for each product is addressed. Our analytical results reveal that the mode selection highly relies on a product's inherent attribute, defined as the Cost-Market-Substitution (CMS) factor. Both the commission rate and slotting fee can be functioned as important moderators for relieving the conflict of distribution modes. The optimal commission rate to maximize the win-win region is shown to be highly dependent upon the substitution intensity across the differentiated products, and hence can be attained accordingly.
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