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Multiproduct supply chain horizontal network integration: Models, theory, and computational results
International Transactions in Operational Research (2009)
  • Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • Trisha Woolley
  • Qiang Qiang
Abstract

n this paper, we develop multi-product supply chain network models with explicit capacities, before and after their horizontal integration. In addition, we propose a measure, which allows one to quantify and assess, from a supply chain network perspective, the synergy benefits associated with the integration of multi-product firms through mergers/acquisitions. We utilize a system-optimization perspective for the model development and provide the variational inequality formulations, which are then utilized to propose a computational procedure which fully exploits the underlying network structure. We illustrate the theoretical and computational framework with numerical examples. This paper is a contribution to the literatures of supply chain integration and mergers and acquisitions.

Publication Date
July, 2009
Publisher Statement
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.2009.00719.x
Citation Information
Anna Nagurney, Trisha Woolley and Qiang Qiang. "Multiproduct supply chain horizontal network integration: Models, theory, and computational results" International Transactions in Operational Research Vol. 17 Iss. 3 (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anna_nagurney/177/