Managing Opportunistic Supplier Product Adulteration: Deferred Payments, Inspection, and Combined Mechanisms

Volodymyr Babich
Volodymyr Babich
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McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057
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Christopher S. Tang
Christopher S. Tang
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Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Volodymyr Babich

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McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057

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Christopher S. Tang

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Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095

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Published Online:28 Feb 2012https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.1110.0366

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Received:March 25, 2011
Accepted:October 23, 2011
Published Online:February 28, 2012

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Volodymyr Babich, Christopher S. Tang, (2012) Managing Opportunistic Supplier Product Adulteration: Deferred Payments, Inspection, and Combined Mechanisms. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 14(2):301-314.

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