Profit distribution mechanism of agricultural supply chain based on fair entropy

PLoS One. 2022 Jul 25;17(7):e0271693. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271693. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

This paper constructs a profit distribution model under centralized decision-making by taking the secondary agricultural supply chain as an example. Moreover, it introduces resources and risk as two factors to form significant weights and then designs a fair profit distribution mechanism of the supply chain according to the weights. Finally, this paper solves the optimal solution of the profit distribution coefficient by using fair entropy. Research results find that the distribution according to the optimal profit distribution coefficient can maximize the profit of each actor and achieves the matching of returns and inputs. Therefore, this paper puts forward some suggestions that include establishing a precise distribution mechanism based on contracts or property rights definitions, considering the cost and importance weight of each actor's input when formulating the profit distribution coefficient, and paying attention to information sharing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Commerce*
  • Consumer Behavior*
  • Contracts
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Entropy

Grants and funding

Heilongjiang Philosophy and Social Science Research Planning Project(http://www.hljsk.gov.cn) Fuzhen Gu & Xun Yu(18SHE545); Sichuan National Mountain Economic Development Research Center(https://www.xcc.edu.cn/sdyjzx/423279/index.html) Fuzhen Gu(SDJJ2001); Start-Up Fund Project for Doctoral Research of Panzhihua University(http://www.pzhu.cn) Fuzhen Gu(bkqj2019075); Doctoral Research Foundation of Heilongjiang Institute of Technology(http://www.hljit.edu.cn/) Xun Yu(2019BJ07) The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.