Capacity commitment versus flexibility

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 347-376

  Boyer, Marcel ^a   Moreaux, Michel ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

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EID: 0031487307     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/105864097567129     Document Type: Article

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