Multi-dimensional Reverse Channel Decision under Different Collection Strategies

In this paper, a remanufacturer-driven closed-loop supply chain with multi-dimensional reverse channel is modeled. In which, the used products are acquired simultaneously in the following ways by the remanufacturer: signing contacts with a proportion of the customers to return the used products with cash refund; buying from the original equipment manufacturer; subcontracting the third party to collect the returns. Taken the differentiation in collection strategies (pick-up strategy or drop-off strategy) of these collection agents into account, we explore the optimal collection choices of the decision-maker exhaustively by the game theory.