Dynamic pricing of multiple home delivery options

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 246-257

  Asdemir, Kursad ^a   Jacob, Varghese S ^b   Krishnan, Ramayya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; E commerce; Pricing; Revenue management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; MANAGEMENT; RETAIL STORES; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CRITICAL QUESTIONS; DELIVERY CAPACITIES; DYNAMIC PRICING; DYNAMIC SUBSTITUTIONS; DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTS; E-COMMERCE; GROCERY STORES; HOME DELIVERIES; MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES; ORDER SIZES; PRICING; PRICING MODELS; REVENUE MANAGEMENT;

COSTS;

EID: 56549124436     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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