Channel strategy for manufacturers in the presence of service freeriders

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2020.04.004zbMath1487.90159OpenAlexW3026663849MaRDI QIDQ2023913

Wei Li, Hubert Pun, Jing Chen

Publication date: 3 May 2021

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.04.004

zbMATH Keywords

game theorysupply chain managementproduct returnsfreeridingpre-sales service

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of game theory (91A80) Transportation, logistics and supply chain management (90B06) Microeconomic theory (price theory and economic markets) (91B24) Inventory, storage, reservoirs (90B05) Marketing, advertising (90B60)

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