Optimal algorithms for assortment selection under ranking-based consumer choice models

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-289

  Honhon, Dorothee ^a   Jonnalagedda, Sreelata ^b   Pan, Xiajun Amy ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assortment selection; Ranking based choice model

Indexed keywords

ASSORTMENT SELECTION; CHOICE MODEL; CONSUMER CHOICE; CONSUMER PREFERENCES; COST PARAMETERS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMS; EFFECTIVE ALGORITHMS; LOST SALE; ONE-WAY SUBSTITUTION; OPTIMAL ALGORITHM; OUTTREES; PREFERENCE MODELS; PRODUCT SELECTION; SHORTEST PATH METHOD; SOLUTION METHODS; THREE MODELS;

ALGORITHMS; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; OPTIMIZATION;

SALES;

EID: 84861407770     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1110.0365     Document Type: Article

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