Dynamic network yield management

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 410-425

  Wang, Xiubin ^a   Wang, Fenghuan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Network yield management; Revenue management; Seat inventory control

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION;

NETWORK YIELD MANAGEMENT; REVENUE MANAGEMENT; SEAT INVENTORY CONTROL;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NETWORK DESIGN; POISSON RATIO; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 33845489980     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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