Optimal pricing and return policy for enterprise under supply chain management

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-233

  Zhao, Quanwu ^a   Yang, Jiaqin ^b  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buy back contract; Enterprise management; Inventory model; Perishable goods; SCM; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847011821     PISSN: 14684330     EISSN: 17418127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2007.011793     Document Type: Article

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