In this paper, we apply a combined revenue sharing and buyback contract to investigate the channel coordination of two-echelon supply chain with loss-averse retailer. Since decision makers usually take on more risks, Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR) measure is introduced hedge against it retailer’s objective maximize CVaR utility. We obtain optimal order quantity under contract. It shown that t...

This paper considers a call center outsourcing contract design and choice problem, faced by an outsourcing vendor and a service provider. The service provider receives an uncertain call volume over multiple-periods, and is considering outsourcing all or part of these calls to an outsourcing vendor. Each call brings in a fixed revenue to the service provider. Answering calls requires having serv...

The purpose of this study is to explore the design equity cooperation mechanism in sharing logistics service supply chain. This designs a two-echelon chain composed an urban joint distribution company and N companies. jointly established by companies based on specific shares investment. We establish models under revenue-sharing or cost-sharing contracts. Revenue-sharing factor parameter. When m...

This paper considers a call center outsourcing contract analysis and choice problem, faced by a contractor and a service provider. The service provider receives an uncertain call volume over multiple-periods, and is considering outsourcing all or part of these calls to a contractor. Each call brings in a fixed revenue to the service provider. Answering calls requires having service capacity, th...

Abstract In the current socio-economic situation, daily demand for essential goods in business sector is always changing owing to various unavoidable reasons. Choosing right method a profitable has become quite tricky. The proposed study introduces different strategies based on trade credit, revenue sharing contract, variable and production rate. As credit one of best policies attract customers...

We introduce a game-theoretic framework to explore revenue sharing in an Edge-Cloud computing system, in which computing service providers at the edge of the Internet (edge providers) and computing service providers at the cloud (cloud providers) co-exist and collectively provide computing resources to clients (e.g., end users or applications) at the edge. Different from traditional cloud compu...

This paper presents a simulation-based decision model for contract period determination in Energy Performance Contracting (EPC). The model attempts to assist the Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) on how long the contract period should be to balance the bidding competitiveness and the potential revenue loss. The uncertainties within the energy efficiency investment and the energy cost savings as ...

Since the tax of carbon emission is popular and consumers are exhibiting low-carbon preference, green manufactures have to spend more extra cost on investing reduction (CER) technology decrease emission. To encourage manufacture’s CER investment efforts, this paper explores impact tax, cost, consumers’ preference decision-making designs a revenue-sharing contract (RS) by constructing Stackelber...