Game Theoretical Approach to Supply Chain Microfinance

Jaehun Sim (1) , Vittaldas V. Prabhu (1)

1 Penn State - Pennsylvania State University

This paper considers a supply chain microfinance model in which a manufacturer acts as a lender and a raw material supplier as a borrower. Using a game theoretical analysis, the study investigates how investment levels, raw material prices, and profit margins are influenced by loan interest rates under two types of decentralized channel policies: manufacturer Stackelberg and vertical Nash game. In addition, the study shows how the profits of a manufacturer and a supplier are changed under each supply chain channel structure.

Mots clés: Game Theory; Supply Chain Microfinance

Domaines: Informatique [cs]

Jaehun Sim, Vittaldas V. Prabhu. Game Theoretical Approach to Supply Chain Microfinance. 20th Advances in Production Management Systems (APMS), Sep 2013, State College, PA, United States. pp.48-53, ⟨10.1007/978-3-642-41266-0_6⟩. ⟨hal-01452152⟩