An application of fuzzy set theory for supply chain coordination

International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-32

  Sinha, Santanu ^a   Sarmah, S P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Coordination; Fuzzy sets; Quantity discount; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977815394     PISSN: 17509653     EISSN: 17509661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17509653.2008.10671033     Document Type: Article

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