Risk averse retail pricing with robust demand forecasting

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-160

  Ferrer, Juan Carlos ^a   Oyarzún, Diego ^a   Vera, Jorge ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Demand uncertainty; Pricing; Retail; Revenue management; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; DEGREE OF RISKS; DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY; DEMAND FORECASTING; DEMAND FUNCTION; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; PRICING DECISION; RETAIL; RETAIL SETTINGS; REVENUE MANAGEMENT; RISK AVERSE; RISK AVERSION; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION;

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; FUNCTIONS; SALES;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84855999206     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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