Research Article

Strategic and Tactical Design of Competing Decentralized Supply Chain Networks with Risk-Averse Participants for Markets with Uncertain Demand

Table 4

Optimal utility of new SC’s distribution design under each scenario ( 𝑑 = 0 . 9 ) .

Scenario 1Scenario 2Scenario 3
𝑁 1 2 = { { 1 , 2 } , { 3 , 4 , 5 } } 𝑁 2 2 = { { 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 } , { } } 𝑁 3 2 = { { } , { 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 } }

Expected profit, 𝐸 ( 𝜋 𝑀 2 ) 230.40293.85288.91
Utility of network design scenario for manufacturer 2, 𝑢 ( 𝜋 𝑀 2 ) 131.00167.07164.27