Characterization of demand for short life-cycle technology products

Annals of Operations Research

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 255-277

  Aytac, Berrin ^a   Wu, S David ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced demand information; Bayesian updating; Cumulative demand life cycle; Variability in demand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896317151     PISSN: 02545330     EISSN: 15729338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10479-010-0771-5     Document Type: Article

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