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A two-product newsvendor system with a flexible product | |
Qi Fu1; Qifei Wang2; Xiaoya Xu3; Zhaotong Lian1 | |
2017-11 | |
Source Publication | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS |
ABS Journal Level | 3 |
ISSN | 0925-5273 |
Volume | 193Pages:590-601 |
Abstract | In this paper, we investigate the effect of offering a flexible product in a newsvendor system with two products. We show that this flexible selling strategy can help firms effectively pool excess stocks to better match supply with demand and thus enhance profitability. However, offering a flexible product may also bring the potential risk of cannibalizing regular demand. We explore this trade-off by incorporating pricing decision for the flexible product when demand cannibalization exists. Our study shows that even when there is no demand induction effect, offering a flexible product still significantly improves profit. The value of offering a flexible product is highest when prices for specific products are the same, and it increases when the demands for specific products are more negatively correlated, more volatile, and more symmetric. Furthermore, the performance improvement is more salient when products have narrow profit margin or high overage risk. |
Keyword | Flexible Products Newsvendor System Operations Management Optimization Quantitative Methods |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ijpe.2017.08.018 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE ; SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Engineering ; Operations Research & Management Science |
WOS Subject | Engineering, Industrial ; Engineering, Manufacturing ; Operations Research & Management Science |
WOS ID | WOS:000414814700049 |
Publisher | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85028564060 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT University of Macau |
Corresponding Author | Xiaoya Xu |
Affiliation | 1.Faculty of Business Administration,University of Macau,,Macao 2.School of Management,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,,China 3.School of Business Administration,Guangdong University of Finance and Economics,,China |
First Author Affilication | Faculty of Business Administration |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Qi Fu,Qifei Wang,Xiaoya Xu,et al. A two-product newsvendor system with a flexible product[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 2017, 193, 590-601. |
APA | Qi Fu., Qifei Wang., Xiaoya Xu., & Zhaotong Lian (2017). A two-product newsvendor system with a flexible product. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 193, 590-601. |
MLA | Qi Fu,et al."A two-product newsvendor system with a flexible product".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS 193(2017):590-601. |
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