Online low-price guarantees - A real options analysis

Operations Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1041-1050

  Marcus, Benjamin ^a   Anderson, Chris K ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset pricing; Finance; Inventory production: perishable items; Transportation: automobile

Indexed keywords

ASSET PRICING; CONSUMERS; DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC., (CO); RETAILERS;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINANCE; INVENTORY CONTROL; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RETAIL STORES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 33847017310     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: 15265463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.1060.0333     Document Type: Article

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