Profit Distribution Mechanism of Upstream Segment for VMI & TPL Supply Chain
Yang Huai-zhen
Feng Zhong-wei
Xie Dong-mei
Abstract：Based on the established demand , the benefit distribution problem is studied for the upstream segments of a supply chain with vendor-managed inventory and third part logistics ( VMI&TPL) .An eco-nomic effect model is established with the impact of implementing VMI relevant parameters taking into ac -count .By using the logic of Shapley value algorithm , the profit distribution mechanism is constructed .An idiographic example is used to testify the proposed method .Results show that , by the proposed method , profit can be rationally allocated among the participating enterprises , and the increased inventory costs un-dertaken by suppliers can be offset .
Keywords：supply chainvendor managed inventory(VMI)third-party logistics(TPL)Shapley value algorithm
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 111-117,131 )