A Closed-Loop Supply Chain Operation Problem under Different Recycling Modes and Patent Licensing Strategies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1) How do the patent licensing strategy and waste product recycling mode affect the changes of enterprise profits of the original manufacturer, the remanufacturer, and the retailer in the CLSC simultaneously?
- (2) How does the recycling mode selection of the remanufacturer and the retailer participating in the recycling of waste products affect the CLSC and the profits of enterprises when the original manufacturer sets the patent licensing strategy for products?
- (3) How does the remanufacturing subsidy formulated by the government affect the decision-making of the remanufacturer and promote the sustainable development of the remanufacturing industry?
2. Problem Description and Assumptions
2.1. Problem Description
2.2. Meaning of Parameters and Variables
2.3. Relevant Assumptions
3. Model Establishment and Solution under Different Recycling Modes
3.1. Retailer Recycling Mode
3.2. Remanufacturer Recycling Mode
3.3. Hybrid Recycling of Retailer and Remanufacturer Mode
3.4. Comparative Analysis of Supply Chain Operation Strategies under Different Recycling Modes
4. Numerical Example Simulation
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Notation | Definition |
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The retail price of new products sold by the retailer under the combination of the recycling mode and the patent licensing strategy | |
The retail price of remanufactured products sold by the retailer under the combination of the recycling mode and the patent licensing strategy | |
The wholesale price of new products under the combination of the recycling mode and the patent licensing strategy | |
The wholesale price of remanufactured products under the combination of the recycling mode and the patent licensing strategy | |
The recycling price of waste products paid by the retailer to consumers under the combination of the recycling mode and the patent licensing strategy | |
The recycling price of waste products paid by the remanufacturer to consumers under the combination of the recycling mode and the patent licensing strategy | |
The secondary recycling price of waste products paid by the remanufacturer to the retailer under the combination of the recycling mode and the patent licensing strategy | |
The subsidy given by the government to the remanufacturer to deal with the unit products of unsold remanufactured products | |
The unit patent licensing fee determined by the original manufacturer under the recycling mode | |
The fixed patent licensing fee mutually agreed between the original manufacturer and the remanufacturer | |
The unit production cost of new products produced by the original manufacturer with raw materials | |
The unit production cost of remanufactured products produced by the remanufacturer with waste products of which | |
The profit of supply chain enterprises under the combination of the recycling mode and the patent licensing strategy | |
The total profit of the supply chain under the combination of the recycling mode and the patent licensing strategy | |
the original manufacturer, the remanufacturer, the retailer | |
1 retailer recycling mode, 2 remanufacturer recycling mode, 3 hybrid recycling of retailer and remanufacturer mode | |
the unit fee patent licensing strategy, the fixed fee patent licensing strategy |
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Xie, B.; Guo, T.; Zhao, D.; Jiang, P.; Li, W. A Closed-Loop Supply Chain Operation Problem under Different Recycling Modes and Patent Licensing Strategies. Sustainability 2022, 14, 4471. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084471
Xie B, Guo T, Zhao D, Jiang P, Li W. A Closed-Loop Supply Chain Operation Problem under Different Recycling Modes and Patent Licensing Strategies. Sustainability. 2022; 14(8):4471. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084471
Chicago/Turabian StyleXie, Bo, Tao Guo, Dan Zhao, Peiyan Jiang, and Weizi Li. 2022. "A Closed-Loop Supply Chain Operation Problem under Different Recycling Modes and Patent Licensing Strategies" Sustainability 14, no. 8: 4471. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084471