Chapter I Introduction
Chapter II Incentive-driven Information Dissemination in Two-tier Supply Chains
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The model
2.3 Information flow in supply chains
2.3.1 Bilateral monopoly (Setting B)
2.3.2 Upstream supplier competition (System SC)
2.3.3 Downstream retailer competition (System RC)
2.3.4 Chain-to-chain competition (System SRC)
2.4 Comparative analysis and managerial insights
2.5 Concluding remarks
Chapter III On Strategic Demand Information Dissemination
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Model preliminaries
3.3 Information structure
3.3.1 Analytical procedure
3.3.2 Signal acquisition by the supplier
3.3.3 Equilibrium characterization
3.4 Concluding remarks
Chapter IV Strategic Demand Information Dissemination under Unintentional Information Leakage
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Information structure
4.2.1 Analysis
4.2.2 Signal acquisition by the supplier
4.2.3 Strategic interplay
4.2.4 Information structure
4.3 Concluding remarks
Chapter V Summary and Future Research
References
Appendix A Proofs for Chapter II
Appendix B Proofs for Chapter III
Appendix C Proofs for Chapter IV
List of Figures
List of Tables