Selling to the "Newsvendor" with a forecast update: Analysis of a dual purchase contract

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1150-1176

  Özer, Özalp ^a   Uncu, Onur ^a   Wei, Wei ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b MORGAN STANLEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance purchase; Contracting; Forecast updating; Newsvendor model; Procurement; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; PARETO PRINCIPLE; PROFITABILITY; RETAIL STORES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

ADVANCE PURCHASE; FORECAST UPDATING; NEWSVENDOR MODEL; PROCUREMENTS;

CONTRACTS;

EID: 34248365169     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.09.057     Document Type: Article

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