Managing financing risk in capacity investment under green supply chain competition

• Published in: Technological forecasting & social change 2019-06, Vol.143, p.37-44
• Main Authors: Wu, Tao, Zhang, Li-Guo, Ge, Teng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Asymmetric Cournot competition; Capacity restriction; Duopoly; Economic models; Financing; Financing risk; Green supply chain; Industry policy; Investment; Investments; Loans; Pricing policies; Production planning; Retail industry; Retailing; Risk; Risk management; Supply chains
• ISSN: 0040-1625; 1873-5509
• DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2019.03.005

In this paper, we study the asymmetric duopoly models of competing supply chains with financing risk. The financing risk of the green supply chain's capacity investment could be available as complete or incomplete information to the traditional supply chain. By analyzing and comparing the optimal quantities, optimal prices, and optimal profits of both cases, we find that the financing risk of capacity investment does not affect either chain's choices of equilibrium quantities and prices in the complete information case. If this information is incomplete for the traditional supply chain, financing risk plays an important role in determining optimal quantities and optimal prices, together with the lending interest rate. To encourage the use of environmentally friendly technologies, government should use per-unit subsidies if the green supply chain suffers the cost disadvantage, and should encourage financial institutions to provide preferential loans to the green supply chain that suffers manufacturing or retailing capacity restrictions. •Green and traditional supply chains with financing uncertainty are examined.•Asymmetric duopoly models for the competing chains are considered.•Optimal quantities, prices, and profits of the chains are compared.•Financing uncertainty plays an important role in cases of incomplete information.