Strategic bi-direction signal sharing with supplier competition in a hybrid-channel platform supply chain

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Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 60, Number 3, May-June 2026


Page(s)		1645 - 1680
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2026033
Published online		19 June 2026

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