Dynamic pricing of perishable assets under competition

Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1241-1259

  Gallego, Guillermo ^a   Hu, Ming ^b  

^a Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Approximate dynamic programming; Differential game; Dynamic pricing; Feedback strategy; Oligopoly; Open loop; Revenue management; Stochastic game

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COSTS; ECONOMICS; GAME THEORY; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT;

APPROXIMATE DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; DIFFERENTIAL GAMES; DYNAMIC PRICING; FEEDBACK STRATEGIES; OLIGOPOLY; OPEN-LOOP; REVENUE MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC GAME;

SALES;

EID: 84900425033     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2013.1821     Document Type: Article

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