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Pricing decisions for complementary products with firms’ different market powers

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  • Wei, Jie
  • Zhao, Jing
  • Li, Yongjian

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This article reports the results of a study that explores the pricing problems with regard to two complementary products in a supply chain with two manufacturers and one common retailer. The authors establish five pricing models under decentralized decision cases, including the MS-Bertrand, MS-Stackelberg, RS-Bertrand, RS-Stackelberg, and NG models, with consideration of different market power structures among channel members. By applying a game-theoretical approach, corresponding analytic solutions are obtained. Then, by comparing the maximum profits and optimal pricing decisions obtained in different decision cases, interesting and valuable managerial insights are established.

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  • Wei, Jie & Zhao, Jing & Li, Yongjian, 2013. "Pricing decisions for complementary products with firms’ different market powers," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 224(3), pages 507-519.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ejores:v:224:y:2013:i:3:p:507-519
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.09.011
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