Agent-based simulation of pricing strategy for agri-products considering customer preference

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 54, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 3777-3795

  Chang, Xue ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Rodriguez, Daniel ^b   Su, Qun ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

agent based simulation; agri products pricing strategy; categorising price strategy; customer preference

Indexed keywords

COSTS; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

AGENT BASED SIMULATION; AGENT-BASED SIMULATION MODELS; CUSTOMER PREFERENCES; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; OPTIMAL STRATEGIES; PRICE STRATEGIES; PRICING STRATEGY; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED;

SALES;

EID: 84949773939     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2015.1120901     Document Type: Article

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