Impact of Reseller's Forecasting Accuracy on Channel Member Performance
32 Pages Posted: 10 Mar 2012
Date Written: January 8, 2012
Abstract
This paper studies a three-layer supply chain where a manufacturer sells product through a reseller who then relies on its own salesperson to sell to the end market. The reseller has superior capability in demand forecasting relative to the manufacturer. We explore the main tradeoffs between the risk-reduction effect and the information-asymmetry-aggravation effect of the improved forecasting accuracy. We show that under the optimal wholesale price contract, both the manufacturer and the reseller are always better off as the reseller’s forecasting accuracy improves. Nevertheless, under the menu of two-part tariffs, the manufacturer prefers the reseller to be either uninformed or perfectly informed about the market condition. We further find that the improved forecasting accuracy is beneficial for the reseller if its current forecasting system is either very poor or very good.
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