An asymptotically optimal policy for a quantity-based network revenue management problem

Mathematics of Operations Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-282

  Reiman, Martin I ^a   Wang, Qiong ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Admission control; Asymptotic optimality; Diffusion limit; Fluid limit; Reoptimization; Revenue management

Indexed keywords

ADMISSION CONTROL; ASYMPTOTIC OPTIMALITY; DIFFUSION LIMIT; FLUID LIMIT; REOPTIMIZATION; REVENUE MANAGEMENT;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DIFFUSION; FLUIDS; MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMAS; SALES;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 61349175939     PISSN: 0364765X     EISSN: 15265471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/moor.1070.0288     Document Type: Article

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