Research Article

Evolutionary Game Analysis of Information Sharing in Fresh Product Supply Chain

Table 1

List of notations.

SymbolDescription

The proportion of upstream suppliers participating in information of fresh product sharing
The proportion of upstream suppliers not participating in information of fresh product sharing
The proportion of downstream retailers participating in information of fresh product sharing
The proportion of downstream retailers not participating in information of fresh product sharing
The additional revenue of two-echelon supply chain due to information sharing
The information of fresh product sharing cost
The upstream supplier’s income, when the information is not shared
The downstream retailer’s income, when the information is not shared
The percentage of the additional revenue of upstream supplier in the additional revenue of whole supply chain due to participation in information sharing
The percentage of the additional revenue of downstream retailer in the additional revenue of whole supply chain due to participation in information sharing
The percentage of the additional revenue of upstream supplier in the additional revenue of whole supply chain due to unilateral use of shared information from downstream retailer
The percentage of the additional revenue of downstream retailer in the additional revenue of whole supply chain due to unilateral use of shared information from upstream supplier
The loss of information leakage caused by upstream supplier sharing information
The loss of information leakage caused by downstream retailer sharing information
The proportion of the information sharing cost borne by the upstream supplier, when the supply chain participants are all involved in information sharing
The proportion of the information sharing cost borne by the downstream retailer, when the supply chain participants are all involved in information sharing