Impact of the cannibalization effect between new and remanufactured products on supply chain design and operations

<p>The cannibalization effect between new and remanufactured products impacts market demand and further influences supply chain design, which makes supply chain operations complex. This article studies the impact of cannibalization between new and remanufactured products on supply chain network design and operations by considering a joint pricing-location-inventory problem. A three-level supply chain network that consists of multi-distribution centers and retailers is considered. New and remanufactured products are supplied simultaneously. The problem is formulated as a nonlinear mixed-integer program and is then transformed into a conic quadratic mixed-integer program. An outer approximation-based solution approach is developed to solve the program. Extensive numerical experiments are conducted to explore the performance of the algorithm and the effects of market cannibalization on the supply chain network design and operations.</p

Chinese consumer responses to carbon labeling: evidence from experimental auctions

<p>With the growing anxiety over global warming, some groups have advocated the mandatory carbon labeling of products, whereas other groups have opposed such labeling. How consumers respond to carbon labels is a key question with important implications for both policy-makers and managers. Using a random <i>n</i>th-price auction experiment together with a questionnaire, we systematically examined the extent to which Chinese consumers care about environmental impacts and how their willingness to pay (WTP) is influenced by carbon labels. We have determined that WTP significantly increases for products with added carbon labels and decreases when the carbon emissions of a product increase. This response to carbon information disclosure is influenced by factors such as the gender and awareness of environmental pollution by the consumer. This study offers valuable insights to policy-makers and managers for carbon labeling promotion and product positioning.</p