Optimal versioning strategy for information products with behavior-based utility function of heterogeneous customers

Computers and Operations Research

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2374-2386

  Li, Minqiang ^a   Feng, Haiyang ^a   Chen, Fuzan ^a   Kou, Jisong ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behavior based utility function; Bilevel programming model; Evolutionary computation; Information product; Versioning strategy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR-BASED; BILEVEL PROGRAMMING MODELS; DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS; INFORMATION PRODUCTS; NON-FUNCTIONAL FEATURES; QUALITY OF INFORMATION; UTILITY FUNCTIONS; VERSIONING STRATEGIES;

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

SALES;

EID: 84878161727     PISSN: 03050548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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