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A two-product newsvendor system with a flexible product
Qi Fu1; Qifei Wang2; Xiaoya Xu3; Zhaotong Lian1
2017-11
Source PublicationINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
ABS Journal Level3
ISSN0925-5273
Volume193Pages: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.

KeywordFlexible Products Newsvendor System Operations Management Optimization Quantitative Methods
DOI10.1016/j.ijpe.2017.08.018
URLView the original
Indexed BySCIE ; SSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaEngineering ; Operations Research & Management Science
WOS SubjectEngineering, Industrial ; Engineering, Manufacturing ; Operations Research & Management Science
WOS IDWOS:000414814700049
PublisherELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85028564060
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
University of Macau
Corresponding AuthorXiaoya Xu
Affiliation1.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 AffilicationFaculty of Business Administration
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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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