Research Article

Game Theoretical Perspectives on Pricing Decisions in Asymmetric Competing Supply Chains

Table 1

Comparison of previous models with the current study.

AuthorsChannel structureChannel statusLeadership statusLeadership competition
MCRMCMDESCSACSSLALWHCNHC

Choi [1]
Yang et al. [7]
Zhang et al. [8]
Edirisinghe et al. [9]
Chung and Lee [3]
This paper

MCR represents monopoly common retailer channel, MCM represents monopoly common manufacturer channel, DE represents dual exclusive channel, SCS represents symmetric channel status, ACS represents asymmetric channel status, SL represents symmetric price leadership, AL represents asymmetric price leadership, WHC represents channel structure with horizontal Stackelberg competition, and NHC represents channel structure without horizontal Stackelberg competition.