The impact of sharing customer returns information in a supply chain with and without a buyback policy

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 478-488

  Chen, Jing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buyback policies; Customer returns; Customer returns policies; Information sharing

Indexed keywords

BUYBACK POLICIES; CUSTOMER RETURNS; CUSTOMER RETURNS POLICIES; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; INFORMATION SHARING; SINGLE PERIOD; STACKELBERG; WHOLE SALE PRICES;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MANUFACTURE; PROFITABILITY; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 79957768390     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.03.027     Document Type: Article

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