A sequential dynamic pricing model and its applications

Naval Research Logistics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 501-521

  Lin, Kyle Y ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotically optimal policy; Dynamic pricing; Inventory control; Stochastic dynamic programming

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTICALLY OPTIMAL POLICY; CONTINUOUS-TIME MODEL; DYNAMIC PRICING; STOCHASTIC DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; HEURISTIC METHODS; HOTELS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 2342474560     PISSN: 0894069X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nav.20015     Document Type: Article

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