Competition Policy and Antitrust Law: Implications of Developments in Supply Chain Management. Issue 2 (15th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gundlach, Gregory T.; Frankel, Robert; Krotz, Riley T.
• Is Part Of: Journal of supply chain management. Volume 55:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 47
• Page End: 67
• Publication Date: 2019-04-15
• Subjects: antitrust law -- competition policy -- interfirm interactions -- law -- management of supply chains -- public policy -- resale price maintenance -- supply chain organization -- vertical restraints; Purchasing -- Periodicals; Materials management -- Periodicals; Industrial procurement -- Periodicals; Business logistics -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 658.7
• DOI: 10.1111/jscm.12196
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1523-2409

Abstract

Abstract : Building on research in supply chain management (SCM) that aids in the workings of society, the authors illustrate how SCM research can advance public policy and law. Using competition policy and antitrust law as an example, they consider how developments in SCM thought and practice augment economic understanding of vertical restraints involving minimum resale price maintenance (RPM). Developments affecting the organization of supply chains, firm‐level strategies for the management of retail distribution, and the interactions of supply chain participants are investigated. The findings advance knowledge of the primary procompetitive and anticompetitive theories of RPM found in competition policy and antitrust law. They also illustrate the potential of SCM to expand its reach and impact through studies that address the interplay of SCM and public policy and law.