Optimal pricing for a target profit: Case study on a veterinary diagnostic laboratory

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-86

  Kuo, Way ^a   Jain, Gautam ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Pricing; Target profit; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

OPTIMAL PRICING; TARGET PROFIT;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0032484462     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(97)00138-2     Document Type: Article

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