In this paper, we develop a methodological framework for the quantifiable assessment of total cost efficiency (synergy) associated with a merger or acquisition in the blood banking industry, which is experiencing a volatile environment, as well as measures capturing the expected supply shortage...

In this paper, we construct a generalized network oligopoly model with arc multipliers for supply chains of pharmaceutical products using variational inequality theory. The model captures the Cournot competition among the manufacturers who seek to determine their profit-maximizing product flows,...