Equilibrium Model of Discrete Dynamic Supply Chain Network with Random Demand and Advertisement Strategy

Table 3

Transactions and production variables associated with various players in the network.

Notation	Definition
	The raw material transaction volume from supplier to manufacturer at period ; group all of these variables into a column vector
	The total raw material volume provided by supplier to all manufacturers at period ; group all of these variables into a column vector
	The total raw material volume of manufacturer used to produce at period ; group all of these variables into a column vector
	The product transaction volume from manufacturer to retailer at period ; group all of these variables into a column vector
	The transaction price charged by manufacturer for retailer at period
	Price charged by retailer to the product in his outlet for corresponding demand market at period
	The density function of random variable
	The distribution function of random variable
	The inventory of manufacturer at period ; group all of into a column vector