Real time demand learning-based Q-learning approach for dynamic pricing in e-retailing setting

Proceedings - 2009 International Symposium on Information Engineering and Electronic Commerce, IEEC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 594-598

  Cheng, Yan ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Demand learning; E commerce; Q learning

Indexed keywords

DEMAND LEARNING; DYNAMIC PRICING; E-COMMERCE; E-RETAILING; OPTIMAL DYNAMIC PRICING; Q-LEARNING; Q-LEARNING ALGORITHMS; Q-LEARNING APPROACH; REAL TIME; REAL-TIME LEARNING;

COMPUTER CRIME; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 71049120250     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEEC.2009.131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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