Unfair allocation of gains under the Equal Price allocation method in purchasing groups

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 162-176

  Schotanus, Fredo ^a   Telgen, Jan ^a   de Boer, Luitzen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allocation; Game theory; Group decisions and negotiations; Group purchasing; Purchasing

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GAIN CONTROL; GAME THEORY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EQUAL PRICE (EP); GROUP PURCHASING;

PURCHASING;

EID: 35948941890     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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