Collaborative bargaining solution in tandem supply chain through cooperative game theoretical approach

There are many studies about negotiation procedures for contract problems in supply chains. Several recent papers have considered a new procedure repurchase problem chain consisting of manufacturer and retailer. There, usually, some wholesalers between Therefore, including addition to retailer should be considered. In this study, we call the which three or more members arranged series tandem chain. We, firstly, address wholesale prices members, that is, manufacturer, wholesaler series. The whole is composed two contracts dependent mutually, i.e. , collaborative bargaining solution discussed. This paper, finally, formulates several wholesalers.