Dynamic pricing model and algorithm for perishable products with fuzzy demand

Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 758-774

  Xiong, Yu ^a   Li, Gendao ^b   Fernandes, Kiran Jude ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

credibility theory; dynamic pricing; fuzzy programming; fuzzy simulation; genetic algorithm; revenue management

Indexed keywords

CREDIBILITY THEORY; DYNAMIC PRICING; FUZZY PROGRAMMING; FUZZY SIMULATION; REVENUE MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DYNAMIC MODELS; ECONOMICS; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 78650489870     PISSN: 15241904     EISSN: 15264025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asmb.816     Document Type: Article

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