Optimal product design under price competition

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 0710031-07100310

  Shiau, Ching Shin Norman ^a   Michalek, Jeremy J ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand model; Design for market systems; Game theory; Logit; Mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints; Nash equilibrium; New product development; Stackelberg

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COMPUTATION THEORY; COSTS; FUNCTIONS; GAME THEORY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROFITABILITY;

DEMAND MODELLING; DESIGN FOR MARKET SYSTEM; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTRAINT; LOGIT; MARKET SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAM; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAM WITH EQUILIBRIUM CONSTRAINT; NASH EQUILIBRIA; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STACKELBERG;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 71249144578     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3125886     Document Type: Article

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