duopoly game theory is applied to the wood industrial markets (sawnwood and pulpwood markets) in the north of iran. the nash equilibrium and the dynamic properties of the system based on marginal adjustments are determined. the probability that the nash equilibrium will be reached is almost zero. the dynamical properties of sawnwood and pulpwood prices derived via the duopoly game model are fou...

warranty as a kind of service contract today plays a role key in business and legal transactions. in this paper, we present a manufacturer, an agent and a customer's model under different service contracts suggestions. the manufacturer's profit is maximized by determining sale price, warranty period and warranty price. in addition we obtain optimal maintenance cost or repair cost for ...

Game theory is an efficient tool to represent and conceptualize the problems concerning conflict and competition. In recent years and especially for durable products, competition between domestic and foreign brands for gaining market share has received a considerable attention. This paper study electronic commerce concepts by differential game theory and introduce a novel and comprehensive mode...

in today's competitive world, maintaining competitive power of industries is the requirement of remaining in the competition. in the case of small industries, it also needs to think about strategies of making the industries more competitive in order to survive and have successful activity in competition. in many countries, one of the methods that have gained successful experience in increa...

this paper analyzes the reaction of the 9th government with workers and capitalists using game theory. the type of game between three players is static with perfect information. strategy of the players is determined through the use of hierarchical processes and network analysis method. the equilibrium between these three players is the nash type of equilibrium. in the hierarchical and network a...

ABSTRACT Is there a way to analyze games by the means of a game? Is there a way to brainstorm game ideas and design solutions through theory? Finnish scholar and game designer Aki Järvinen presents an approach where a card game meets design meets game studies. The approach presented in the paper is similar to Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics: a theory of comics in the form of a comic book. ...