Quality and the diffusion of innovations

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-38

  El Ouardighi, Fouad ^a   Tapiero, Charles S ^b  

^a AUDENCIA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Innovation; Optimal control; Product planning; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003186717     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-2217(97)00158-6     Document Type: Article

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