A comparison of different quantity discount pricing policies in a two-echelon channel with stochastic and asymmetric demand information

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 686-703

  Zhou, Yong Wu ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Discount pricing; Price sensitive demand; Stackelberg game

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; COSTS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFITABILITY;

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; DISCOUNT PRICING; PRICE SENSITIVE DEMAND; STACKELBERG GAME;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 33947110795     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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