Using bid data for the management of sequential, multi-unit, online auctions with uniformly distributed bidder valuations

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 574-583

  Pinker, Edieal ^a   Seidmann, Abraham ^a   Vakrat, Yaniv ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b ADOBE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Information systems; Information technology; Internet; Multi unit auctions; Sequential auctions

Indexed keywords

AUCTION MODEL; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; CONSUMERS' GOODS; DECISION METHODOLOGY; INFORMATION SIGNALS; INTERNET AUCTIONS; INVENTORY HOLDING; LOT SIZE; MARKET IMPACTS; MULTI-UNIT; MULTI-UNIT AUCTIONS; NEW MODEL; ONLINE AUCTIONS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PROFIT-POTENTIAL; SEQUENTIAL AUCTIONS; TRANSACTION DATA;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INTERNET; PROFITABILITY; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 70349947006     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.05.029     Document Type: Article

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