# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

April  2018, 14(2): 687-705. doi: 10.3934/jimo.2017069

## A loss-averse two-product ordering model with information updating in two-echelon inventory system

 1 School of Business, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China 2 School of Architecture Engineering, Jiangxi Modern Polytechnic College, Nanchang 330095, China

* Corresponding author: shenzhen@csu.edu.cn

The reviewing process was handled by Changjun Yu.

Received  December 2015 Revised  December 2016 Published  June 2017

Fund Project: The Paper is supported by NNSF grants (No. 71221061, 71210003, 71431006, 71471178, 71171201, 71671189) and NCET grant( No. NCET-11-0524).

This paper integrates the prospect theory with two-product ordering problem and adopts Bayesian forecasting model under Brownian motion to propose a loss-averse two-product ordering model with demand information updating in a two-echelon inventory system. We also derive all psychological perceived revenue functions for sixteen supply-demand cases as well as the expected value functions and prospect value function for the loss-averse retailer. To solve this model, a Monte Carlo algorithm is presented to estimate the high dimensional integrals with curved polyhedral integral region of unknown volume. Numerical results show that the optimal order quantities of both high-risk product and low-risk product vary across different psychological reference points, which are also affected by information updating, and the loss-averse retailer benefits considerably from information updating. All results suggest that our model provides a better description of the retailer$'$s actual ordering behavior than existing models.

Citation: Yanju Zhou, Zhen Shen, Renren Ying, Xuanhua Xu. A loss-averse two-product ordering model with information updating in two-echelon inventory system. Journal of Industrial & Management Optimization, 2018, 14 (2) : 687-705. doi: 10.3934/jimo.2017069
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The Time Line of the Event
Updated Demand Information Values of Two products
 $\ u^{IU}_{A1}\$ $\ \sigma^{IU2}_{A1}\$ $\ u^{IU}_{A2}\$ $\ \sigma^{IU2}_{A2}\$ $\ u^{IU}_{B1}\$ $\ \sigma^{IU2}_{B1}\$ $\ u^{IU}_{B2}\$ $\ \sigma^{IU2}_{B2}\$ 200 123.69 400 63.72 200 57.44 400 59.79
 $\ u^{IU}_{A1}\$ $\ \sigma^{IU2}_{A1}\$ $\ u^{IU}_{A2}\$ $\ \sigma^{IU2}_{A2}\$ $\ u^{IU}_{B1}\$ $\ \sigma^{IU2}_{B1}\$ $\ u^{IU}_{B2}\$ $\ \sigma^{IU2}_{B2}\$ 200 123.69 400 63.72 200 57.44 400 59.79
Optimal Order Quantity with Different Psychological Reference Points and Information Updating
 $\ \pi_0\$ $\ x^{*}_{A1}\$ $\ x^{*}_{B1}\$ $\ x^{*}_{A2}\$ $\ x^{*}_{B2}\$ $\ U^*(\mathbf{x^*})\$ 0 271 281 427 429 3283.9 1000 270 278 426 428 2475.8 2000 265 273 421 427 1347.2 3000 270 268 413 427 643.9 4000 298 280 410 403 -235.7 5000 315 285 460 305 -785.4 8000 335 290 459 303 -1436.7 10000 333 285 457 302 -2578.8 30000 331 283 455 301 -3521.6 50000 333 288 454 300 -4076.4
 $\ \pi_0\$ $\ x^{*}_{A1}\$ $\ x^{*}_{B1}\$ $\ x^{*}_{A2}\$ $\ x^{*}_{B2}\$ $\ U^*(\mathbf{x^*})\$ 0 271 281 427 429 3283.9 1000 270 278 426 428 2475.8 2000 265 273 421 427 1347.2 3000 270 268 413 427 643.9 4000 298 280 410 403 -235.7 5000 315 285 460 305 -785.4 8000 335 290 459 303 -1436.7 10000 333 285 457 302 -2578.8 30000 331 283 455 301 -3521.6 50000 333 288 454 300 -4076.4
Optimal Order Quantity with Different Psychological Reference Points and No Information Updating
 $\ \pi_0\$ $\ x^{*}_{A1}\$ $\ x^{*}_{B1}\$ $\ x^{*}_{A2}\$ $\ x^{*}_{B2}\$ $\ U^*(\mathbf{x^*})\$ 0 40 23 15 25 8.5853 1000 36 22 14 25 0.1422 2000 37 23 16 23 -32.983 3000 39 24 18 21 -421.655 4000 41 25 20 20 -1674.67 5000 43 25 22 18 -1975.9 8000 45 28 23 15 -3452.9 10000 43 27 25 13 -3987.0 30000 41 25 26 12 -5436.9 50000 43 27 27 11 -6475.8
 $\ \pi_0\$ $\ x^{*}_{A1}\$ $\ x^{*}_{B1}\$ $\ x^{*}_{A2}\$ $\ x^{*}_{B2}\$ $\ U^*(\mathbf{x^*})\$ 0 40 23 15 25 8.5853 1000 36 22 14 25 0.1422 2000 37 23 16 23 -32.983 3000 39 24 18 21 -421.655 4000 41 25 20 20 -1674.67 5000 43 25 22 18 -1975.9 8000 45 28 23 15 -3452.9 10000 43 27 25 13 -3987.0 30000 41 25 26 12 -5436.9 50000 43 27 27 11 -6475.8
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