Coordinating investment, production, and subcontracting

Management Science

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 954-971

  Van Mieghem, Jan A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION; SALES;

CAPACITY; COORDINATION; INVESTMENT; SUBCONTRACTING; SUPPLY CHAIN; SUPPLY CONTRACTS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 0032689596     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.45.7.954     Document Type: Article

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