Research Article

Exclusivity or Competitor Retail? Impacts of Channel Structures on Multinational Supply Chains considering Green Manufacturing

Table 1

Notations.

SymbolDescription

Green level investment coefficient, where
Regular product green perception coefficient (RPPC), where
Product price for the supply chain stakeholder , where , the symbols in the set denote the MNM, the local manufacturer, and the exclusive retailer, respectively
, Profits and utilities of participant , where , the symbols in the set stand for the local manufacturer, the MNM, the exclusive structure, the competitive structure, the exclusive structure with social responsibility objectives, the competitive structure with social responsibility objectives, the strategy of subsidizing the local manufacturer, the strategy of subsidizing the MNM, the tariff imposing, and the revenue-sharing contract, respectively
The value of corporate social responsibility for unit green product
Product green level for the MNM
Wholesale price for the MNM
Product quantities for participant , where