Dynamic pricing to control loss systems with quality of service targets

Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 357-383

  Hampshire, Robert C ^a   Massey, William A ^b   Wang, Qiong ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MANAGERS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF SERVICE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SERVICE INDUSTRY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

CONGESTION PRICING; DEMAND FORECAST; DYNAMIC PRICING; GROWING DEMAND; PRICING POLICY; REAL TIME SERVICE; SERVICE CAPACITY; SERVICE PRICES;

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

EID: 68349132113     PISSN: 02699648     EISSN: 14698951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269964809000205     Document Type: Article

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