Dynamic pricing and warranty policies for products with fixed lifetime

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 940-948

  Zhou, Zhefang ^a   Li, Yanjun ^b   Tang, Kwei ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic pricing; Dynamic warranty; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; RISK PERCEPTION; SALES;

DEPARTURE TIME; DYNAMIC PRICING; DYNAMIC WARRANTY; EXPECTED PROFITS; FIXED LIFETIMES; FREE OF CHARGES; JOINT PRICING; MARKET ENTRIES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PRICE FUNCTIONS; PRICING STRATEGIES; PRODUCT LIFETIMES; REPAIR COSTS; REPAIRABLE PRODUCTS; RISK ATTITUDES; RISK AVERSION; WARRANTY PERIODS; WARRANTY POLICIES;

COSTS;

EID: 58849164871     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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