Integrating early sales with production decisions: analysis and insights

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1051-1060

  Kevin Weng, Z ^a   Parlar, Mahmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

COORDINATED STOCKING; PRIOR SALE DISCOUNT DECISION; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCTION DECISIONS; PROFIT MAXIMIZATION;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033354938     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007671407701     Document Type: Article

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