Optimal dynamic pricing of perishable products with stochastic demand and a finite set of prices

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 149-174

  Chatwin, Richard E ^a  

^a Experimental Development Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FOOD PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY CONTROL; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SALES;

PERISHABLE PRODUCTS; PRICING; YIELD MANAGEMENT;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 0033682762     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(99)00211-8     Document Type: Article

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