Paul Milgrom, John Roberts, Communication and Inventory as Substitutes in Organizing Production, The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 90, No. 3, Information and Incentives. Vol. 1: Organizations and Markets (Sep., 1988), pp. 275-289
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