Strategically scarce : Leveraging a dynamic newsvendor model for fast fashion
*Hasan ArslanCorresponding authorharslan@suffolk.eduDepartment of Information Systems and Operations ManagementSuffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.View full profile → , Seokjin Kimkim@suffolk.eduDepartment of Information Systems and Operations ManagementSuffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.View full profile →
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- Received:
- 02 Dec 2024
- Published Online:
- 11 Jun 2026
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2004
- Pages:
- 2155–2164
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