Asymmetry and Ambiguity in Newsvendor Models

Karthik Natarajan
Karthik Natarajan
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Engineering Systems and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372
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Melvyn Sim
Melvyn Sim
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NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117591
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Joline Uichanco
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Joline Uichanco
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Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Karthik Natarajan

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Engineering Systems and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372

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Melvyn Sim

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NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117591

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Joline Uichanco

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Joline Uichanco

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Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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Published Online:27 Jun 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2773

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