We analyze pricing and protection (digital rights management) strategies in a two-echelon supply chain that consists of a manufacturer and a retailer of digital products. The demand for the legal (non-pirated) product, which depends on both price and monetary investment in protection, is assumed...

We formulate a model for determining the optimal pricing, order quantity and replenishment period for perishable items with price-dependent and time-dependent demand. The items have a fixed shelf-life, and the demand rate decreases linearly in the selling price and polynomially over the time...

We formulate and analyze two models for determining the optimal pricing, order quantity and replenishment period for items whose demand function is separable into components of price and inventory age. The first model assumes a multiplicative demand function. We provide conditions, which are...