Approximations for multiproduct contracts with stochastic demands and business volume discounts: Single supplier case

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 723-734

  Anupindi, Ravi ^a   Bassok, Yehuda ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONTRACTS; INVENTORY CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MULTIPRODUCT CONTACTS; PRICE DISCOUNTS;

PURCHASING;

EID: 0032132130     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408179808966518     Document Type: Article

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