Joint demand and capacity management in a restaurant system

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 465-472

  Hwang, Johye ^a   Gao, Long ^b   Jang, Wooseung ^c  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity management; Competitive strategy; Pricing; Queueing theory; Restaurant system

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BIRTH AND DEATH PROCESS; CAPACITY MANAGEMENT; CAPACITY PLANNING; COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; DEMAND CHANGES; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES; NON-LINEARITY; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; REAL-TIME DYNAMICS; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; SERVICE QUALITY; STATE-DEPENDENT;

COSTS; GAME THEORY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PROFITABILITY; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

QUEUEING THEORY;

EID: 77953872269     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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