Note. The role of returns policies in pricing and inventory decisions for catalogue goods

Management Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 276-283

  Emmons, Hamilton ^a   Gilbert, Stephen M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing Marketing Interface; Newsboy; Pricing; Returns Policies; Supply Chain

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY;

CATALOGUE GOODS; INVENTORY DECISIONS; RETURN POLICIES;

FEES AND CHARGES;

EID: 0031999879     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.44.2.276     Document Type: Article

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