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Coordinating Clearance Markdown Sales of Seasonal Products in Retail Chains

Gabriel Bitran
Gabriel Bitran
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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René Caldentey
René Caldentey
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile
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Susana Mondschein
Susana Mondschein
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile
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Gabriel Bitran

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

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René Caldentey

Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile

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Susana Mondschein

Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile

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Published Online:1 Oct 1998https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.46.5.609

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