Pricing decisions for substitutable products with a common retailer in fuzzy environments

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 409-419

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

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MILITARY TRANSPORTATION UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy variable; Game theory; Pricing decisions; Substitutable products; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; MANUFACTURE; SALES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

EXPECTED VALUE MODEL; FUZZY ENVIRONMENTS; FUZZY VARIABLE; MANUFACTURING COST; PRICING DECISION; SUBSTITUTABLE PRODUCTS; SUPPLY CHAIN MODELS; WHOLE SALE PRICES;

COSTS;

EID: 84862540829     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.07.026     Document Type: Article

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