A New Business Mode for FTs Chain in an E-Commerce Environment

Table 1

Three scenarios of the FTs chain under the mix mode.

	Description	Condition
Scenario 1	Pareto improvement achieved	𝛿>𝜂0>(𝑤−𝑠Su)∫^𝑞∗0𝐹(𝑥)𝑑𝑥∫^𝑞∗0[1−𝐹(𝑥)]𝑑𝑥
Scenario 2	Overall profit of the FTs chain ascends but Pareto improvement cannot be guaranteed	Both 𝑄^∗>𝑞^∗ and 𝑠Su<𝑠Re
Scenario 3	Improved profit of the FTs chain cannot be guaranteed	Either 𝑄^∗≤𝑞^∗ or 𝑠Su≥𝑠Re