Game Theory with Applications in Operations Management

R K Amit is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. Prior to this, he was a faculty in the Department of Industrial & Management Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He completed his undergraduate studies at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, and his doctoral studies at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His research and teaching interests are game theory and decision theory, and their application in management. His research has published in top-tier journals like European Journal of Operational Research, Operations Research Letters, International Journal of Production Economics, Omega, International Game Theory Review, Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, and Journal of Cleaner Production. He is actively involved in sponsored and industry-relevant research with companies like Sabre, Renault Nissan, Tata Steel, and Societe Generale. Peeyush Mehta is a professor of operations management at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta for the last nine years. Prior to this, he was a faculty in the Department of Industrial & Management Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur for six years. He obtained his doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He worked as a post‐doctoral research fellow in the Singapore-MIT alliance programme at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore . Peeyush obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical from Jodhpur University, and worked for industry for three years in power sector operations. Peeyush’s research interests are in the areas of operations strategy, supply chain coordination, manufacturing competitiveness, and game theory applications in operations. His research has appeared in international journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Computers and Operations Research, International Journal of Production Research. At IIM Calcutta, he teaches courses on production and operations management, supply chain management, manufacturing management. Peeyush is also involved with executive education with industry managers in the areas of strategic sourcing, operations strategy, business model innovation and manufacturing management.

Introduction.- Games in Normal Form: Theory.- Games in Normal Form: Applications.- Games in Extensive Form: Theory.- Games in Extensive Form: Applications.- Games of Incomplete Information: Theory.- Games of Incomplete Information: Applications.- Repeated Games: Theory.- Repeated Games: Applications.- Cooperative Games: Theory.- Cooperative Games: Applications.- Afterword: Future research.