A supply chain generalized network oligopoly model for pharmaceuticals under brand differentiation and perishability

Amir H. Masoumi, Min Yu and Anna Nagurney

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2012, vol. 48, issue 4, 762-780

Abstract: In this paper, we construct a generalized network oligopoly model with arc multipliers for supply chains of pharmaceutical products using variational inequality theory. The model captures the Cournot competition among the manufacturers who seek to determine their profit-maximizing product flows, which can be perishable, with the consumers differentiating among the products of the firms, whether branded or generic, and the firms taking into consideration the discarding costs. The numerical examples demonstrate that a brand pharmaceutical product may lose its dominant market share as a consequence of patent rights expiration and because of generic competition.

Keywords: Perishable products; Pharmaceutical companies; Healthcare; Supply chains; Brand differentiation; Generalized network (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2012.01.001

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