Game theoretic applications in supply chain management: A review

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Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 187-220

  Leng, Mingming ^a   Parlar, Mahmut ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Non cooperative and cooperative games; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COSTS; INVENTORY CONTROL;

NON-COOPERATIVE AND COOPERATIVE GAMES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 25444451890     PISSN: 03155986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03155986.2005.11732725     Document Type: Article

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