Effects of partial demand uncertainty reduction on private equity financing in small and medium-sized enterprises: A supply chain perspective.

ABSTRACT: The effect of demand uncertainty reduction (DUR) on supply chain management has received tremendous attention. From a financial perspective, studying the impact of DUR is equally significant. This study explores the relationship between DUR and private equity (PE) financing in retail enterprises within a supply chain, which comprises a dominant supplier and a subordinate retailer. This article establishes decision models for a retailer backed by PE under three market demand conditions: range, mean, and range with mean. The study further investigates the impact of partial demand uncertainty reduction (PDUR) on the retailer and PE through comparative analysis of these scenarios. To address incomplete market demand information during the decision-making process, the study employs the minimax

SUBMITTER: Deng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10977682 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature