An analysis of partially-guaranteed-price contracts between farmers and agri-food companies

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1063-1073

  Tang, Christopher S ^a   Sodhi, Manmohan S ^b   Formentini, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri food; Agriculture; Buyer seller contracts; Stackelberg game; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; COSTS; SALES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADVISORY SERVICES; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; FOOD COMPANIES; MUTUAL BENEFIT; PRICE PREMIUMS; SOWING TIME; STACKELBERG GAMES; TIME OF DELIVERY;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84973547872     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2016.04.038     Document Type: Article

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