The implications of costs, capacity, and competition on product line selection

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 439-450

  Tang, Christopher S ^a   Yin, Rui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannibalization; Capacity; Competition; Marketing and manufacturing interfaces; Pricing; Product line selection

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALIZATION; CAPACITY; OPTIMAL PRODUCTION QUANTITY; PRICING; PRODUCT LINE SELECTION; PRODUCT-LINES; PRODUCTION QUANTITY; PROFIT FUNCTION; RESERVATION PRICE; SELLING PRICES; SUBSTITUTABLE PRODUCTS;

COMPETITION; MANUFACTURE; OPTIMIZATION; SALES;

COSTS;

EID: 69249221508     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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