Channel structures of third-party platforms | RAIRO

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 58, Number 6, November-December 2024


Page(s)		5507 - 5535
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2024204
Published online		24 December 2024

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