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Demand uncertainty and returns policies for a seasonal product: An alternative model

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  • Hing-Ling Lau, Amy
  • Lau, Hon-Shiang
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  • Hing-Ling Lau, Amy & Lau, Hon-Shiang & Willett, Keith D., 2000. "Demand uncertainty and returns policies for a seasonal product: An alternative model," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 66(1), pages 1-12, June.
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    2. Kuo-Hsien Wang & Yu-Je Lee & Che-Tsung Tung, 2013. "Optimal Prices and Inventories Decisions on Returns Policy with Practical Examples Thorough a Stackelberg Game," International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, vol. 3(2), pages 66-77, April.
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    6. Wenting Pan & Candice H. Huynh, 2023. "Optimal operational strategies for online retailers with demand and return uncertainty," Operations Management Research, Springer, vol. 16(2), pages 755-767, June.
    7. Gaidi Tian & Chunfa Li, 2023. "How Can We Promote Smartphone Leasing via a Buyback Program?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-29, July.
    8. Bose, Indranil & Anand, Paul, 2007. "On returns policies with exogenous price," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 178(3), pages 782-788, May.
    9. Wang, Yulan & Zipkin, Paul, 2009. "Agents' incentives under buy-back contracts in a two-stage supply chain," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 120(2), pages 525-539, August.
    10. Choi, Tsan-Ming & Li, Duan & Yan, Houmin, 2008. "Mean-variance analysis of a single supplier and retailer supply chain under a returns policy," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 184(1), pages 356-376, January.
    11. Choi, Tsan-Ming & Li, Duan & Yan, Houmin, 2004. "Optimal returns policy for supply chain with e-marketplace," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(2), pages 205-227, March.
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