Title: Stochastic sequential supply chain management system: with a solution approach using the systematic sampling evolutionary method

Authors: Natnael Nigussie Goshu; Semu Mitiku Kassa

Addresses: Department of Mathematics and Statistical Sciences, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Pvt. Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana ' Department of Mathematics and Statistical Sciences, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Pvt. Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana

Abstract: Supply chain management describes a complex sequence of strategies implemented by multiple decision makers to transform raw materials into products and deliver to the market. Mathematical formulations of such problems involve hierarchical games with some form of stochastic properties in the problem definition. Such kind of mathematical problems are generally known to be NP-hard and are challenging to solve. This paper considers a general form of supply chain management problem with various forms of model formulations and analysis. Moreover, a solution approach based on a systematic sampling evolutionary method is also proposed to solve any form of such problem definitions to obtain a Stackelberg equilibrium or Stackelberg-Nash equilibrium solution. The convergence of the solution approach is shown. The reliability of the proposed method is checked. In addition to this, the algorithm is implemented on carefully constructed stochastic supply chain management problems and solutions to these problems are presented.

Keywords: supply chain management; Stackelberg equilibrium; Nash equilibrium; sample average approximation; systematic sampling.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPSCM.2022.125690

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, 2022 Vol.13 No.3, pp.264 - 288

Received: 18 Dec 2020
Accepted: 22 Dec 2021

Published online: 26 Sep 2022 *

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