Establishing a practical range of price discounts that should be aimed for when purchasing more than the EOQ

European Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 153-162

  Lewis, Colin D ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Price; Purchase order size; Quantity discounts; Return on investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032089268     PISSN: 09697012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-7012(97)00025-7     Document Type: Article

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