Unified discount pricing models of a two-echelon channel with a monopolistic manufacturer and heterogeneous retailers

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-168

  Yang, Shan Lin ^a   Zhou, Yong Wu ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Discount pricing; Price sensitive demand; Stackelberg game; Two echelon supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049216889     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.2006.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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