Dynamic analysis of the Newsboy model with early purchase commitments

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-74

  Chen, Hairong ^a   Parlar, Mahmut ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

dynamic programming; early commitment; newsboy model; price incentive

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149097365     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2005.006318     Document Type: Article

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