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Multi-level economic lot-sizing models have been extensively investigated under different multi-level structure assumptions. In this paper, we consider the cooperative game associated with the multi-level economic lot-sizing problem. We present a cost-sharing method for the multi-level economic lot-sizing game, under a mild condition, which is cross-monotonic, competitive, and approximate cost recovery.
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Li, G., Du, D., Xu, D. et al. A cost-sharing method for the multi-level economic lot-sizing game. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 57, 1–9 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-012-4694-4
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