 Supply chain game theory network modeling under labor constraints: Applications to the Covid-19 pandemicAnna Nagurney European Journal of Operational Research, 2021, vol. 293, issue 3, 880-891 Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic has brought attention to supply chain networks due to disruptions for many reasons, including that of labor shortages as a consequences of illnesses, death, risk mitigation, as well as travel restrictions. Many sectors of the economy from food to healthcare have been competing for workers, as a consequence. In this paper, we construct a supply chain game theory network framework that captures labor constraints under three different scenarios. The appropriate equilibrium constructs are defined, along with their variational inequality formulations. Computed solutions to numerical examples inspired by shortages of migrant labor to harvest fresh produce; specifically, blueberries, in the United States, reveal the impacts of a spectrum of disruptions to labor on the product flows and the profits of the firms in the supply chain network economy. This research adds to the literature in both economics and operations research. Keywords: Supply chain management; Labor; Game theory; Pandemic; Variational inequalities (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:ejores:v:293:y:2021:i:3:p:880-891 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.12.054 Access Statistics for this article European Journal of Operational Research is currently edited by Roman Slowinski, Jesus Artalejo, Jean-Charles. Billaut, Robert Dyson and Lorenzo Peccati More articles in European Journal of Operational Research from Elsevier |
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