简介:Inthispaper,weconsidertwocompetitiveparalleldistributionchannels(PDCs)eachofthemconsistingofamanufacturerandaretailer.IneveryPDC,themanufacturersellsdifferentiatedproductstotheretailerandtheretailerchoosestheretailprice(margin).Weexploretheeffectsofthemovesequenceonthesystemperformancenotonlyineachdistributionchannel,butalsointheinter-paralleldistributionchannelssubjecttothedeterministicdemand.Undersomeassumptions,weshowthatthePDChasthesecond-moveradvantageinthisscenario.Thesystemperformancewillbeimprovedinourmodelwhentheparameterssatisfycertainconditions.Furthermore,wediscusstheresultsandfindsomeimplications.