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Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2026, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 322-331.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2023.1473

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Research on Decision Coordination Mechanism of Two-way Supply Chain between Mutual Customers and Suppliers

Hui Yu1(), Xiaoyi Li1, Caihong Sun2   

  1. 1.School of Economies and Business Administration,Chongqing University,Chongqing 400044,China
    2.School of Accountancy,Chongqing Technology and Business University,Chongqing 400067,China
  • Received:2023-09-05 Revised:2024-01-03 Online:2026-05-25 Published:2026-04-21
  • Contact: Hui Yu E-mail:yuhui@cqu.edu.cn

Abstract:

As supply chains become increasingly intricate and interconnected, the business model of “mutual customers and suppliers” is becoming more prevalent, which not only deepens the cooperation between upstream and downstream of the supply chain, but also poses new challenges to management decision-making. The characteristics of the two-way supply chain structure are extracted, the cooperative relationship between suppliers and manufacturers is analyzed, and the efficiency of the two-way supply chain structure and the design of the cooperative mechanism are discussed. Firstly, a benchmark model of two-way supply chain with mutual customers and suppliers is given for centralized and decentralized decision making. The Stackelberg model is used to find the equilibrium solution and give the two-way supply chain efficiency, and it is found that there is still room for coordination in the two-way supply chain. Then the two-way supply chain reverse order discount contract model is designed and the profit compensation mechanism is utilized to coordinate the two-way supply chain.The results show that when the scale of cooperation reaches a certain level, the two-way supply chain structure of mutual customer and supplier can significantly improve supply chain efficiency and increase supply chain profits. This uncovers the inherent value of this structure. However, there is still room for coordination when the scale of cooperation is small. The reverse order discount contract is introduced to explore ways to further improve the supply chain performance, it is observed that the reverse order discount contract damages the manufacturer's profit at the cost, and supply chain coordination can only be realized under the premise of giving a certain profit compensation to the downstream manufacturer.Based on the background of the development of deep integration of supply chains, the structural characteristics of two-way supply chains that are customers and suppliers of each other are portrayed, the value of coordinating supply chain operation decision-making in this kind of structure is revealed, the scope of theoretical research on supply chain structure is expanded, and practical insight for decision-makers of complex supply chain management is provided.

Key words: mutual customers and suppliers, two-way supply chain, coordination mechanism

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