Discount pricing decisions in distribution channels with price-sensitive demand

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 571-587

  Viswanathan, S ^a   Wang, Qinan ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Distribution channels; Inventory; Quantity and volume discounts; Vendor buyer models

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVENTORY CONTROL; NUMERICAL METHODS; PUBLIC POLICY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0037563229     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00469-1     Document Type: Article

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