需求随机情况下供应商的最优退货策略

Supplier's Optimal Returns Policies under Stochastic Demand

研究了库存系统中分别存在单个零售商和两个竞争零售商的随机需求环境下各个决策变量最优解求解问题。对于未售出的产品,供货商可选择完全接收退货或不接收退货两种情况。通过比较两种情况下供货商获得的最大利润,得出最优退货策略。结果表明,供应商是否采取接收退货主要依赖于市场的需求,两个零售商的竞争对供应商退货策略没有影响。由此可以帮助供应商制定最优的退货策略,其有实际指导意义。

The paper analyzed the optimal solutions of decision variation in the inventory system consisting of a single retailer or two competing retailers under stochastic demand. For unsold products,the supplier can choose the two cases of to fully receive the return or not receive the return.. The optimal return policy can be obtained by comparing manufacturer profit in two cases. It turned out that whether the supplier would provide return policy depended on the status of customer demand or not,and retailers＇ competition did not influence the supplier＇s return policies. The conclusions can help the supplier make optimal return policies and have practical significance.