Research Article
Manufacturer’s Collaborative Business Strategy with Two Different Reverse Channels in a Closed-Loop Supply Chain
Table 4
The results of the hybrid investment strategy (s = 0.65, k = 0.6).
| | Manufacturer’s investment | Manufacturer’s profit | Manufacturer’s sales revenue | Total investment | The effect of manufacturing cost reduction | | Retailer | Recycler |
| Share of revenue from manufacturing cost reduction +
Share of revenue from new cartridge sales = (66%) | Share of revenue from manufacturing cost reduction (5%) + 0.111/return cartridge | 11.9 | 29.1 | 2.5 | 5.5 | | Share of revenue from manufacturing cost reduction (10%) + 0.111/return cartridge | 12.6 | 30.6 | 3.3 | 7.3 | | Share of revenue from manufacturing cost reduction (15%) + 0.111/return cartridge | 13.1 | 31.5 | 3.9 | 8.1 | | Share of revenue from manufacturing cost reduction (20%) + 0.111/return cartridge | 13.3 | 32.5 | 4.6 | 8.8 | | Detailed analysis of optimal investment in the hybrid investment strategy |
| | Total investment of the manufacturer | Manufacturer’s profit | Proportion of customers who return cartridges | Manufacturer’s investment/returned cartridge unit | | Recycler | Retailer | Recycler | Retailer | Recycler | Retailer | | 2.77 (35%) | 5.15 (66%) | 13.34 | 61.3% | 38.7% | 0.26 | 0.310 |
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