Virtual enterprise's supply chain optimizing adjustment based on assignment game

This paper discusses the supply chain structure optimizing adjustment problem of virtual enterprise. Based on extension from three-sided assignment game to multi-sided, we propose a mathematical model, by which virtual enterprise's supply chain structure optimum adjusting scheme can be obtained. The study shows that, core enterprises in alliance can maximize the virtual enterprise's outcome by arranging the collaborations among suppliers properly under their willingness-payment constrain.