Analyzing the evolutionary stability of the vendor-managed inventory supply chains

Computers and Industrial Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 274-282

  Yu, Haisheng ^a   Zeng, Amy Z ^b   Zhao, Lindu ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary stability; Game theory; Replicator dynamic; Supply chain coordination; Vendor managed inventory

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; PROGRAMMING THEORY; SUPPLY CHAINS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

CHAIN MANAGEMENTS; CHAIN STRUCTURES; EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORIES; EVOLUTIONARY MECHANISMS; EVOLUTIONARY STABILITY; EVOLUTIONARY STABLE STRATEGIES; IMPACT FACTORS; INITIAL LOSS; REPLICATOR DYNAMIC; SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION; SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS; VENDOR-MANAGED INVENTORY;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 59049102409     PISSN: 03608352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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