Review of revenue management methods with dependent demands

Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 326-340

  Weatherford, Larry R ^a   Ratliff, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

dependent demand optimization; operational systems; revenue management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955153848     PISSN: 14766930     EISSN: 1477657X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/rpm.2010.14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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