Loss-averse newsvendor problem with general profit target

International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-163

  Ma, Lijun ^a,b  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

loss averse; newsvendor; risk neutral

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960650117     PISSN: 17567017     EISSN: 17567025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIDS.2008.022292     Document Type: Article

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