Pricing decision for substitutable products with retail competition in a fuzzy environment

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 144-153

  Zhao, Jing ^a,b   Tang, Wansheng ^a   Wei, Jie ^c  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MILITARY TRANSPORTATION UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzziness; Game theory; Pricing decisions; Substitutable products; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER DEMANDS; EQUILIBRIUM SOLUTIONS; FUZZINESS; FUZZY ENVIRONMENTS; MANUFACTURING COST; MARKET STRUCTURES; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PRICING DECISION; PRICING DECISIONS; PRICING MODELS; PRICING PROBLEMS; RETAIL COMPETITION; SUBSTITUTABLE PRODUCTS; THEORETICAL RESULT;

COSTS; FUZZY SET THEORY; FUZZY SYSTEMS; GAME THEORY; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

COMMERCE;

EID: 79955643207     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.12.024     Document Type: Article

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