Optimizing Product Line Designs: Efficient Methods and Comparisons

Alexandre Belloni
Alexandre Belloni
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The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
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Robert Freund
Robert Freund
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MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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Matthew Selove
Matthew Selove
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MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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Duncan Simester
Duncan Simester
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MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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Alexandre Belloni

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The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

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Robert Freund

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MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

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Matthew Selove

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MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

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Duncan Simester

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MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

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Published Online:1 Jul 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1080.0864

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