The instant obsolescence problem with price-dependent demand

INFOR

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 247-266

  Arcelus, F J ^a,b   Pakkala, T P M ^c   Srinivasan, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Instant obsolescence; Inventory; Price induced demand; Probability models; Profit maximization

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

INSTANT OBSOLESCENCE; PRICE INDUCED DEMAND; PROBABILITY MODELS; PROFIT MAXIMIZATION;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548571767     PISSN: 03155986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03155986.2006.11732751     Document Type: Article

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