Order quantity and timing flexibility in supply chains: The role of demand characteristics

Management Science

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 970-985

  Milner, Joseph M ^a   Kouvelis, Panos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Fashion goods; Innovative goods; Martingale demand; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN UPDATING; FASHION GOODS; INNOVATIVE GOODS; MARTINGALE DEMAND; SUPPLY CHAIN;

COSTS; DATA PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 22544474205     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1050.0359     Document Type: Article

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