An evaluation of heuristic methods for determining the best table mix in full-service restaurants

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 599-617

  Kimes, Sheryl E ^a   Thompson, Gary M ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity management; Service operations; Simulation; Yield management

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; HEURISTIC METHODS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INVENTORY CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SIMULATION;

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT; RESTAURANTS; REVENUE MANAGEMENT (RM); SERVICE OPERATIONS; YIELD MANAGEMENT;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 23344443024     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2004.07.010     Document Type: Article

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