Customer selection problem with profit from a sideline

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1084-1102

  Son, Jae Dong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Admission control; Pricing control; Profit from a sideline; Queueing

Indexed keywords

ADMISSION CONTROL; IDENTICAL FRAMEWORK; PRICING CONTROL; PROFIT FROM A SIDELINE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUEUEING THEORY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33749567463     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.09.029     Document Type: Article

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