Product variety and vertical differentiation in a batch production system

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 314-328

  Yu, Dennis Z ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic production batch size; Product line design; Product variety; Production; Vertical differentiation

Indexed keywords

BATCH PRODUCTION; COST OF PRODUCTIONS; CUSTOMER SEGMENTS; DESIGN QUALITY; DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS; ECONOMIC PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED MODELING FRAMEWORK; INVENTORY HOLDING; MARKET COVERAGE; MARKET SIZES; OPTIMAL NUMBER; PREFERENCE INFORMATION; PRODUCT LINE DESIGN; PRODUCT QUALITY; PRODUCT VARIANTS; PRODUCT VARIETY; PRODUCTION BATCHES; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; PURCHASE DECISION; QUALITY LEVELS; UTILITY FUNCTIONS; VERTICAL DIFFERENTIATION;

COMMERCE; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INDUSTRY; PRODUCTION; PROFITABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SALES;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84861830523     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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