Optimal business policies for a supplier-transporter-buyer channel with a price-sensitive demand

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-289

  Lei, L ^a   Wang, Q ^b   Fan, C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Buyer and transporter coordination policies; Concave transportation cost; Ordering quantity; Price sensitive demand; Pricing; Supplier

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BUYER AND TRANSPORTER COORDINATION POLICIES; CONCAVE TRANSPORTATION COST; ORDERING QUANTITY; PRICE-SENSITIVE DEMAND; PRICING; SUPPLIER;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 33644610777     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602000     Document Type: Article

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