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Do channel members value the multiple-cooperation strategy?

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  • Yan, Ruiliang
  • Pei, Zhi
  • Myers, Chris

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When the manufacturer distributes his products through online and traditional channels, what type of innovative marketing strategy can be utilized to solve the channel conflict and improve the performances of all channel members? Our research addresses this important question by initiating a triple cooperative strategy for channel members to employ in a manufacturer – retailer dual-channel supply chain. Our results show that when the product is less compatible with online channel than with traditional channel, channel members can utilize a triple cooperative strategy to improve channel coordination and their individual performances effectively and efficiently. First, the manufacturer can utilize supportive retail sales effort as a valuable coordination mechanism to improve the performances of all channel members in the dual-channel distribution. Second, a channel coordinative price strategy can be utilized to further improve the performance of whole channel. Finally, a profit sharing mechanism is needed to create a Pareto result for both the manufacturer and the retailer. Furthermore, we extend our model to study the value of triple cooperative strategy in a manufacturer – two competitive retailers supply chain and derive the optimum marketing strategy.

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  • Yan, Ruiliang & Pei, Zhi & Myers, Chris, 2016. "Do channel members value the multiple-cooperation strategy?," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 84-95.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joreco:v:30:y:2016:i:c:p:84-95
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2016.01.002
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