关键词: 无线射频识别, 资金约束, 预付款融资, 库存错放, 均衡策略

Abstract: This paper studies a two-stage supply chain that consists of a retailer and a manufacturer,who suffers from production capital constrained problem.Based on whether the supply chain invests in RFID technology when the retailer provides an advance payment financing,we accordingly set up the supply chain players' profit models under two scenarios:the supply chain adopts RFID or forgoes RFID.We obtain the players' optimal decision-variables and revenues.Furthermore,we discuss the equilibrium strategies for RFID adoption in the supply chain.We find that the equilibrium strategies for RFID adoption depend on the manufacturers' initial capital and RFID tagging cost.As the manufacturer's initial capital increases,the supply chain partners are more willing to adopt RFID.The supply chain partners tend to adopt(forgo)RFID when the tagging cost is low(high).When the tagging cost is moderate,the RFID equilibrium strategy only depends on the manufacturers' initial capital.

Key words: radio frequency identification, capital constraints, advance payment financing, inventory misplacement, equilibrium strategies