Customer selection problem with search cost, due date, sideline profit, and no waiting room

Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 647-666

  Son, Jae Dong ^a   Ikuta, Seizo ^a,b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Admission control; Customer selection; Due date; Pricing control; Search cost; Sideline profit

Indexed keywords

ADMISSION CONTROL PROBLEM; CUSTOMER SELECTION; DUE DATE; PRICING CONTROL; SEARCH COSTS; SIDELINE PROFIT;

COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; QUEUEING THEORY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 37249046469     PISSN: 02175959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217595907001437     Document Type: Article

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