The quantity flexibility contract and supplier-customer incentives

Management Science

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1339-1358

  Tsay, Andy A ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COSTS; FORECASTING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALES;

COORDINATION; FORECAST REVISION; MATERIALS PLANNING; QUANTITY FLEXIBILITY CONTRACT; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CONTRACTS;

PURCHASING;

EID: 0033207842     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.45.10.1339     Document Type: Article

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