Parameters

Significance

U

The net income that a manufacturer can obtain by operating alone

R

The net income that a supplier can obtain by operating alone

D

The cost invested by the manufacturer to establish the resource sharing platform

G

The extra overhead that the manufacturer pays to choose an aggressive strategy

C

The cost of hardware and software upgrades or purchases by the supplier for participating platforms

$\Delta U_1$

Excess revenue increment of supply chain when manufacturer actively manages and supplier participates

$\Delta U_2$

The incremental speculative revenue of the manufacturer when manufacturer passively manages and supplier participates

$\Delta R_1$

The incremental revenue of supplier when supplier participates in resource-sharing platform and manufacturer manages actively

$\Delta R_2$

The incremental revenue of supplier when supplier participates in resource-sharing platform but manufacturer manages passively

w

The spillover benefits of platform technology when manufacturer actively manages and supplier doesn’t participate

$\alpha$

Incremental distribution coefficient of excess revenue in supply chain when manufacturer actively manages and supplier participates