Promised Delivery Time and Capacity Games in Time-Based Competition

Weixin Shang
Weixin Shang
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School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Liming Liu
Liming Liu
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Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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Weixin Shang

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School of Management, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

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Liming Liu

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Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

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Published Online:15 Feb 2011https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1100.1292

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