A generalized framework for quantity discount pricing schedules

Decision Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 173-188

  Rubin, Paul A ^a   Benton, W C ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Materials Management; Mathematical Programming Optimization; Pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041912448     PISSN: 00117315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5915.02437     Document Type: Article

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