Government penalty provision and contracting with asymmetric quality information in a bioenergy supply chain

2021 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 102481
Author(s):  
Zhong-Zhong Jiang ◽  
Na He ◽  
Song Huang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Quality Information

scholarly journals The Impact of Food Quality Information Services on Food Supply Chain Pricing Decisions and Coordination Mechanisms Based on the O2O E-Commerce Mode

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqiu Yu ◽  
Xiaoxue Ren
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Stackelberg Game ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Quantity Discount ◽  
Pricing Decisions

This paper considers the price conflict problem between the online channel of a food processing factory and the offline channel of the food retailers in food supply chains by analyzing the pricing decisions and coordination mechanisms between the food processing factory and food retailers under the influence of a food quality information service. First, the Stackelberg game method and the Bertrand game method are used to optimize the pricing decisions with the goal of maximizing the profits of the food processing factory and retailer. The analysis shows that the food quality information service level is positively correlated with the price of the factory’s own channel, and the influence of the food quality information service level on the price of the food processing factory’s or the food retailer’s own channel is stronger than its influence on the price of a competitor’s channel. Second, the food supply chain members’ pricing decisions are analyzed using the case analysis method by considering practical problems in the food supply chain. The results indicate that the food processing factory should use the Stackelberg game to make pricing decisions. However, it is optimal for the food retailer to make pricing decisions under the Bertrand game, and the total profit of the food supply chain is optimized under centralized decision making. Finally, we use both the quantitative discount mechanism and the Stackelberg game method to analyze the profits obtained by the food processing factory and retailer. The results indicate that the food processing factory should implement a quantitative discount mechanism when the quantity discount coefficient is greater than 0.4, and the retailer should implement a quantity discount mechanism when the quantity discount coefficient is in the range of 0.25 to 0.4.

scholarly journals Quality Decision-Making Behavior of Bodies Participating in the Agri-Foods E-Supply Chain

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1874
Author(s):  
Xu Jing ◽  
Yao Guanxin ◽  
Dai Panqian
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Quality Inspection ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Decision Making Behavior

The quality of agri-foods in e-supply chains confronts more threats than that in the traditional agri-food supply chain. However, most of the existing studies focusing on the quality problems of fresh agri-products are mainly cases studies and statistical analyses, and they do not take into account the farmers’ willingness to comply with safe agri-food supply procedures. To solve the supply quality problems of fresh agri-foods and help participators make a better choice, the decision-making behavior on the supply quality of agri-foods in the e-supply chain was deeply studied in this paper using game theory. Some factors related to the decision behavior of the supply chain were analyzed, including the supervision intension of the government, the rights protection consciousness of consumers, and the intensity of punishment for poor-quality agri-foods. These factors have an important influence on the farmers’ willingness to provide high-quality products and e-business’ probability of inspection. Compared with three different decision models of agri-food e-supply chains, the results show that the decentralized decision model is better than the centralized model from the view of quality protection. The behavior of members of the supply chain is as follows: the farmers’ willingness to supply high-quality agri-foods increases with the increase in the consumers’ consciousness of their rights and the government’s supervision intensity. The “experience deviation” phenomenon also occurs when a new e-business makes a decision about its quality inspection behavior in this e-supply chain where the quality information is traceable. As such, e-business enterprises should reduce their quality inspection behavior based on the increase in the government’s supervision intensity. This happens to be opposite to the traditional experience where quality information is not traceable. This study not only extends the research framework of the novel electronic supply chain, but also provides a certain reference for the subsequent research and e-business practices of fresh produce in developing countries.

Impetus to Supply Chain Decisions with IT Tools

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Sekhar Patro ◽  
K. Madhu Kishore Raghunath
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
Supply Chain Costs ◽  
The Future ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Right ◽  
Entire Distribution

Information Technology (IT) and its use in organizations and across the supply chain has become a determinant of competitive advantage for many corporations. This paper focuses on the usage of IT tools for Supply Chain Management (SCM). It also highlights the contribution of IT in helping to restructure the entire distribution set up to achieve higher service levels and lower inventory and lower supply chain costs. In order to survive and beat the competition in today's competitive world, one has to manage the future. Managing the future means managing information. In order to deliver quality information to the decision-maker at the right time and in order to automate the process of data collection, collation and refinement, organizations have to make Information Technology an ally, harness its full potential and use it in the best possible way. Information Technology is beneficial for cooperation and integration within the stakeholders of the supply chain.

scholarly journals Blockchain-Based Rice Supply Chain Traceability to Ensure Rice Quality and Food Safety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Tao ◽  
Adnan Iftekhar ◽  
Zhenyu Cai ◽  
Xiaohui Cui
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
World Population ◽  
Rice Quality ◽  
Industry Chain ◽  
Traceability System ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Critical Nodes

Rice is the grain feeds more than half of the world population. It is an important staple food provides twenty percent of the calories consumed worldwide. Food safety affects the health of consumers. Establishing an effective traceability system is one of the primary measures to protect rice quality and food safety. Blockchain-based traceability system has the characteristics of data tamper-proofing, decentralization, and co-governance. This paper proposed a rice traceability scheme based on blockchain technology that selects the critical nodes in the rice industry chain to construct a blockchain network to achieve transparent data sharing. It is meaningful for both enterprises and consumers. It can let enterprises get the real quality information of rice and related raw materials. Consumers can get the true information of rice and rice products to buy safe and healthy food. The scheme is proved feasible by simulating the traceability of the rice supply chain.

scholarly journals Integrasi Manajemen Rantai Pasok dan Total Kualitas Manajemen dalam Meningkatkan Kinerja Perusahaan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syarifah Akmal
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Chain Management

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah dengan terintegrasinya manajemen rantai pasok dan total kualitas manajemen akan memberikan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kinerja perusahaan. Pendekatan manajamen rantai pasok dengan empat dimensi yaitu: Strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, Quality Information sharing, dan level information sharing. Variabel kualitas manajemen diukur dari: Top Management, Customer focus, dan countinuous Improvement. Variabel keunggulan kompetitif terdiri dari dua dimensi yaitu: Asset Intangible dan Asset Tangibel. Sedangkan untuk variabel kinerja Perusahaan diukur dengan tiga indikator yaitu: Kinerja keuangan, kinerja operasional dan kinerja berbasis pasar. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara membagikan kuisioner. Metode Analisis yang digunakan dalam menguji hipotasis adalah Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) dengan menggunakan Practical Least Square (PLS). Hasil Penelitian ini mengatakan Integrasi manajemen rantai pasok dan Total kualitas manajemen memberikan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kinerja perusahaan.   This study aims to determine whether the integrated supply chain management and total quality management will have a significant influence on company performance. The supply chain management approach with four dimensions, namely: Strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, Quality Information sharing, and level of information sharing. Management quality variables measured from: Top Management, Customer focus, and continuous improvement. The variable competitive advantage consists of two dimensions: Intangible Asset and Tangible Asset. As for the Company's performance variables measured by three indicators, namely: Financial performance, operational performance and market-based performance. Data collection is done by distributing questionnaires. The analysis method used in testing hypotasis is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Practical Least Square (PLS). The results of this study say the integration of supply chain management and total quality management has a significant influence on company performance.

scholarly journals Coordination, Collaboration and Integration for Supply Chain Management

2010 ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Himanshu Moharana ◽  
J.S. Murty ◽  
S. K. Senapati ◽  
K. Khuntia
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Transportation Costs ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Lead Times ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
End User ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Customer Order

Supply chain management (SCM) is defined as the integration of key business processes from end user through original suppliers providing products, services and information that add value for customers and other stakeholders. The customer is an integral part of the supply chain and the primary purpose of any supply chain is to satisfy customer needs in the process of generating the profit for itself. Supply chain activities begin with a customer order and end with a satisfied customer. There must be an easy access for coordination, collaboration and integration among the suppliers for effective Supply Chain Management. These elements are equally important for fluctuation of orders, inventory maintenance, replenishment lead times, transportation costs etc. Certain incentives are also permitted by the supply chain partners in order to avoid the distortions (unavoidable delays, over ordering etc.). Quality information can prevent manual mistakes in view of the elemental aspects.

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