Research on corporate social responsibility and product quality in an outsourcing supply chain

In a supply chain with product outsourcing, it is crucial to identify which firm implements corporate social responsibility (CSR) leads higher CSR effort level, quality quantity of outsourced products, and profits for members. response this question, we consider decentralized an upstream contract manufacturer (CM) downstream original equipment (OEM). relationship, the OEM outsources CM determines quantity, while produces wholesale price. Based on scenario that each member can respectively implement (i.e., model model), first investigate impacts demand-sensitivity coefficient, cost-reducing efficiency, investment efficiency operational decisions Second, compare equilibrium results between model. Finally, study coordination. We find (1) increase in coefficient (the efficiency) beneficial profitability member; (2) level than model, turn members; (3) proposed schemes consisting discount contracts, cost sharing contracts effectively coordinate chain.