Optimal Prices and Trade-in Rebates for Durable, Remanufacturable Products

Saibal Ray
Saibal Ray
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Faculty of Management, McGill University, 1001 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, PQ, H3A 2M1, Canada
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Tamer Boyaci
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Faculty of Management, McGill University, 1001 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, PQ, H3A 2M1, Canada
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Necati Aras
Necati Aras
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Industrial Engineering Department, Boğaziçi University, Bebek, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey
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Saibal Ray

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Faculty of Management, McGill University, 1001 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, PQ, H3A 2M1, Canada

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Tamer Boyaci

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Faculty of Management, McGill University, 1001 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, PQ, H3A 2M1, Canada

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Necati Aras

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Industrial Engineering Department, Boğaziçi University, Bebek, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey

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Published Online:1 Jul 2005https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.1050.0080

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Received:January 10, 2003
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Published Online:July 01, 2005

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Saibal Ray, Tamer Boyaci, Necati Aras, (2005) Optimal Prices and Trade-in Rebates for Durable, Remanufacturable Products. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 7(3):208-228.

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