Comparison of the group-buying auction and the fixed pricing mechanism

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 445-459

  Chen, Jian ^a   Chen, Xilong ^a   Song, Xiping ^b  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fixed pricing mechanism; Group buying auction; On line auction

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FIXED PRICING MECHANISM; GROUP-BUYING AUCTION; ON-LINE AUCTION;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 33846848076     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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