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Closing a Supplier’s Energy Efficiency Gap Through Assessment Assistance and Procurement Commitment

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  • Jason Nguyen

    (UNSW Business School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia)

  • Karen Donohue

    (Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455)

  • Mili Mehrotra

    (Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the energy efficiency (EE) investment decisions of a capital-constrained manufacturer that competes with an alternative supplier for the business of a large industrial buyer. Through a series of game-theoretic models, we characterize when it is beneficial for the buyer to offer EE instruments, including assessment assistance and procurement commitment, and how these instruments interact with third-party assessment assistance to affect the supplier’s EE investment level. We find that assessment assistance helps reduce the EE gap but procurement commitment is required to eliminate it. We also find that the availability of third-party assessment assistance reduces the buyer’s incentive to offer both of its instruments, a scenario that potentially lowers the supplier’s EE investment level. Our findings provide insights for buyers and policy makers interested in improving supply-chain EE.

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  • Jason Nguyen & Karen Donohue & Mili Mehrotra, 2019. "Closing a Supplier’s Energy Efficiency Gap Through Assessment Assistance and Procurement Commitment," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 65(1), pages 122-138, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:65:y:2019:i:1:p:122-138
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2017.2941
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