Repeated newsvendor game with transshipments under dual allocations

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 274-284

  Huang, Xiao ^a,b   Sošić, Greys ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied game theory; Inventory sharing; Repeated games; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIORS; DISCOUNT FACTORS; INVENTORY SHARING; NASH EQUILIBRIUM; NEWSVENDORS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; ORDER QUANTITY; REPEATED GAMES; RESIDUAL DEMAND; SINGLE-SHOT; STOCHASTIC DEMAND; UNSATISFIED DEMAND;

PHOTOMASKS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFITABILITY; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 71649111252     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.11.013     Document Type: Article

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