Manufacturer’s decision-making and coordination strategy in an asymmetric multi-channel environment

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 58, Number 3, May-June 2024


Page(s)		2167 - 2183
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2024063
Published online		10 June 2024

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