We model a closed-loop supply chain, made up of one manufacturer and one retailer, as a stochastic dynamic game. This paradigm allows us to simultaneously capture the strategic interactions between the agents, the intertemporal nature of the return of past-sold products for remanufacturing, and the uncertainty in the parameter values. We characterize and compare the solutions in two scenarios. In the no-sharing scenario, we assume that the manufacturer alone incurs the cost of the green activities aimed at incentivizing consumers to return previously purchased products at the end of their useful life. In the second scenario, namely, revenue and cost sharing contract, the retailer shares the cost of the green activities and the manufacturer transfers part of its revenues to the retailer. Numerical experiments are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)851–877
Number of pages27
JournalAnnals of Operations Research
Volume322
Issue number2
Early online date7 Nov 2022
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2023

    Research areas

  • Closed-loop supply chain, Dynamic games, Green activities, Product returns, Revenue sharing contract

    Scopus subject areas

  • Decision Sciences(all)
  • Management Science and Operations Research

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