Optimal procurement, disposal and pricing policies for managing rental goods

International Transactions in Operational Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 595-629

  Deo, Sarang ^a   Tang, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disposal policy; Pricing policy; Procurement policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149092418     PISSN: 09696016     EISSN: 14753995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.2005.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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