Manufacturer's pricing strategy and return policy for a single-period commodity

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 291-304

  Lau, Hon Shiang ^a   Lau, Amy Hing Ling ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PURCHASING;

MANUFACTURER SUPPLIER INTERFACE; NEWSBOY PROBLEM; RETURN CREDIT STRATEGY; SUPPLY CHAIN;

SALES;

EID: 0344672502     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(98)00123-4     Document Type: Article

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