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2022, 18(1): 655-680.
doi: 10.3934/jimo.2020173
Impacts of horizontal mergers on dual-channel supply chain
College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China |
This paper investigates the impacts of horizontal mergers on a dual-channel supply chain given the rapid development of e-commerce. Three types of horizontal mergers are considered in a dual-channel supply chain consisting of three firm types: suppliers, single-channel retailer, and dual-channel retailer. A comparison with a benchmark pre-merger scenario underscores the impacts of each horizontal merger on firms in the dual-channel supply chain. First, where horizontal mergers occur (i.e., at upstream or downstream tier) has an impact on firms in the dual-channel supply chain. Second, synergy costs trigger the domination of the synergy effect. Third, the degree of consumer preference for channels affects the trigger due to which the synergy effect outweighs the competitive effect. Although dual channels prevail in supply chain management, few studies pay attention to horizontal mergers in this context. Unlike literature on horizontal mergers in single-channel supply chains, we suggest that the impacts of horizontal mergers in dual-channel supply chains have unique features, and channel preference plays an important role in such impacts.
Keywords:
Horizontal mergers,
dual-channel supply chain,
channel preference,
synergy effect,
competitive effect.
Mathematics Subject Classification:
Primary: 91B42, 91B54; Secondary: 91A06.
Citation:
Xi Zhao, Teng Niu. Impacts of horizontal mergers on dual-channel supply chain. Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization,
2022, 18
(1)
: 655-680.
doi: 10.3934/jimo.2020173
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A. Arya and B. Mittendorf,
Bricks-and-mortar entry by online retailers in the presence of consumer sales taxes, Management Science, 64 (2018), 5220-5233.
doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2017.2910. |
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K. Bimpikis, S. Ehsani and R. Ilkilic, Cournot competition in networked markets, Association for Computing Machinery, (2014), 733.
doi: 10.1145/2600057.2602882. |
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J. Cao, K. C. So and S. Y. Yin,
Impact of an "online-to-store" channel on demand allocation, pricing and profitability, European Journal of Operational Research, 248 (2016), 234-245.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.07.014. |
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W.-Y. K. Chiang, D. Chhajed and J. D. Hess,
Direct-marketing, indirect profits: A strategic analysis of dual-channel supply-chain design, Management Science, 49 (2003), 1-20.
doi: 10.1287/mnsc.49.1.1.12749. |
| [5] |
S.-H. Cho,
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doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2013.1762. |
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S. H. Cho and X. Wang,
Newsvendor mergers, Management Science, 63 (2017), 298-316.
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C. J. Corbett and U. S. Karmarkar,
Competition and structure in serial supply chains with deterministic demand, Management Science, 47 (2001), 966-978.
|
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M. Cunha and H. Vasconcelos,
Mergers in stackelberg markets with efficiency gains, Journal of Industry Competition & Trade, 15 (2015), 105-134.
doi: 10.1007/s10842-014-0182-4. |
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Horizontal mergers with free entry, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 25 (2007), 157-172.
|
| [10] |
M. Escrihuela-Villar and R. Faulí-Oller,
Mergers in asymmetric stackelberg markets, Spanish Economic Review, 10 (2008), 279-288.
doi: 10.1007/s10108-007-9038-y. |
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Horizontal mergers: An equilibrium analysis, The American Economic Review, 80 (1990), 107-126.
|
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L. Froeb, S. Tschantz and G. J. Werden,
Pass-through rates and the price effects of mergers, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 23 (2005), 703-715.
|
| [13] |
C. Fumagalli and M. Motta,
Upstream mergers, downstream mergers, and secret vertical contracts, Research in Economics, 55 (2001), 275-289.
doi: 10.1006/reec.2000.0255. |
| [14] |
F. Gao and X. Su,
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doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2016.2473. |
| [15] |
F. Gao and X. M. Su,
Online and offline information for omnichannel retailing, Service Operations Management, 19 (2017), 84-98.
|
| [16] |
J. S. Heywood and M. McGinty,
Leading and merging: Convex costs, stackelberg, and the merger paradox, Southern Economic Journal, 74 (2008), 879-893.
|
| [17] |
R. Inderst and G. Shaffer,
Retail mergers, buyer power and product variety, Economic Journal, 117 (2007), 45-67.
doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02001.x. |
| [18] |
R. Inderst and C. Wey,
The incentives for takeover in oligopoly, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 22 (2004), 1067-1089.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2004.05.005. |
| [19] |
G. J. Kyparisis and C. Koulamas,
Competition in two-tier serial and assembly supply chains with general consumer utility functions, International Journal of Production Research, 56 (2018), 5854-5865.
doi: 10.1080/00207543.2018.1478463. |
| [20] |
Y. F. Lan, H. Yan, D. Ren and R. Guo,
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doi: 10.1016/j.omega.2018.08.009. |
| [21] |
C.-C. Liu and L. F. S. Wang,
Leading merger in a stackelberg oligopoly: Profitability and consumer welfare, Economics Letters, 129 (2015), 1-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.01.032. |
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The impact of retailers' alliance on manufacturer's profit in a dual-channel structure, International Journal of Production Research, 55 (2017), 6592-6607.
doi: 10.1080/00207543.2017.1330563. |
| [23] |
K. E. Lommerud, O. R. Straume and L. Sorgard,
Downstream merger with upstream market power, European Economic Review, 49 (2005), 717-743.
doi: 10.1016/S0014-2921(03)00068-0. |
| [24] |
K. Meyer,
What is "strategic asset seeking fdi"?, Multinational Business Review, 23 (2015), 57-66.
doi: 10.4337/9781788978927.00027. |
| [25] |
C. Milliou and A. Pavlou,
Upstream mergers, downstream competition, and r & d investments, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 22 (2013), 787-809.
doi: 10.1111/jems.12034. |
| [26] |
M. K. Perry and R. H. Porter,
Oligopoly and the incentive for horizontal merger, The American Economic Review, 75 (1985), 219-227.
|
| [27] |
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doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511528231.022.
|
| [28] |
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Downstream merger and welfare in a bilateral oligopoly, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 28 (2010), 230-243.
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| [29] |
W. Wang, G. Li and T. C. E. Cheng,
Channel selection in a supply chain with a multi-channel retailer: The role of channel operating costs, International Journal of Production Economics, 173 (2016), 54-65.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.12.004. |
| [30] |
Y. Xiao,
Horizontal mergers under yield uncertainty, Production and Operations Management, 29 (2020), 24-34.
doi: 10.1111/poms.13071. |
| [31] |
G. Y. Xu, B. Dan, X. M. Zhang and C. Liu,
Coordinating a dual-channel supply chain with risk-averse under a two-way revenue sharing contract, International Journal of Production Economics, 147 (2014), 171-179.
|
| [32] |
Z. N. Yuan, F. Y. Chen, X. M. Yan and Y. G. Yu,
Operational implications of yield uncertainty in mergers and acquisitions, International Journal of Production Economics, 219 (2020), 248-258.
|
| [33] |
W. Zhou,
Endogenous horizontal mergers under cost uncertainty, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 26 (2008), 903-912.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2006.10.010. |
| [34] |
J. Zhu, T. Boyaci and S. Ray,
Effects of upstream and downstream mergers on supply chain profitability, European Journal of Operational Research, 249 (2016), 131-143.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.08.030. |
Figure 2.
The structure of an upstream merger
Figure 3.
The structure of a SS merger
Figure 4.
The structure of a DS merger
Figure 5.
Aggregate effect of the upstream merger on the profits
Figure 6.
Aggregate effect of the SS merger on the profits
Figure 7.
Aggregate effect of the DS merger on the profits
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