An Improved Shapley Value Method for a Green Supply Chain Income Distribution Mechanism

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Sep 10;15(9):1976. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15091976.

Abstract

Low-carbon development and environmental remediation are key factors for green resource-based supply chains in China. With this aim in mind, by applying game theory under uncertain market demand, this paper incorporates low-carbon development and environmental remediation into a resource-based supply chain coordination model for decentralized and centralized markets. The results show that a centralized market can lead to improvement in total profit. Furthermore, based on an improved Shapley value method, a theoretical model for the centralized market income distribution mechanism is developed that incorporates three corrective risk factors, ecological investment, and technological level. Finally, a numerical analysis is conducted using a MATLAB simulation to obtain intuitive results, which, in turn, show the validity of incentive income distribution mechanisms for green supply chain development in China.

Keywords: Shapley value method; environmental restoration; green supply chain; income distribution; low carbon constraints.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon
  • China
  • Conservation of Natural Resources*
  • Environmental Restoration and Remediation
  • Game Theory
  • Income*
  • Investments*
  • Technology

Substances

  • Carbon