Optimal pricing, modularity, and return policy under mass customization

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A:Systems and Humans

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 604-614

  Liu, Na ^a   Choi, Tsan Ming ^a   Yuen, Chun Wah Marcus ^a   Ng, Frankie ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mean variance model; operations management; optimal modular design; optimal pricing; optimal return; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

MEAN VARIANCE MODEL; MODULAR DESIGNS; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; OPTIMAL RETURN; UNCERTAINTY;

COMPETITION; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COSTS; PROFITABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84860197039     PISSN: 10834427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCA.2011.2170063     Document Type: Article

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