Demand functions in decision modeling: A comprehensive survey and research directions

J Huang, M Leng, M Parlar - Decision Sciences, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A variety of mathematical forms have been developed to characterize demand
functions which depend on a firm's operational and marketing activities. Such demand …

Pricing and inventory management

X Chen, D Simchi-Levi - 2012 - academic.oup.com
This article surveys academic research on price optimization models in which inventory
replenishment plays a critical role. The emphasis is on integrated production/inventory and …

Operations management in the age of the sharing economy: What is old and what is new?

S Benjaafar, M Hu - Manufacturing & Service Operations …, 2020 - pubsonline.informs.org
The sharing economy, a term we use to refer to business models built around on-demand
access to products and services mediated by online platforms that match many small …

Single-item dynamic lot-sizing problems: An updated survey

N Brahimi, N Absi, S Dauzère-Pérès, A Nordli - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Following our previous paper (Brahimi, Dauzère-Pérès, Najid, & Nordli, 2006), we present
an updated and extended survey of Single-Item Lot-Sizing Problems with focus on …

The logic of logistics

D Simchi-Levi, X Chen, J Bramel - Theory, algorithms, and applications …, 2005 - Springer
We are pleased to introduce the third edition of the book, and we are thankful to those who
used the book in research and practice and to those who sent us comments and feedback …

Coordinating inventory control and pricing strategies for perishable products

X Chen, Z Pang, L Pan - Operations Research, 2014 - pubsonline.informs.org
We analyze a joint pricing and inventory control problem for a perishable product with a
fixed lifetime over a finite horizon. In each period, demand depends on the price of the …

Pricing multiple products with the multinomial logit and nested logit models: Concavity and implications

H Li, WT Huh - Manufacturing & Service Operations …, 2011 - pubsonline.informs.org
We consider the problem of pricing multiple differentiated products with the nested logit
model and, as a special case, the multinomial logit model. We prove that concavity of the …

Strategic capacity rationing to induce early purchases

Q Liu, GJ Van Ryzin - Management Science, 2008 - pubsonline.informs.org
Dynamic pricing offers the potential to increase revenues. At the same time, it creates an
incentive for customers to strategize over the timing of their purchases. A firm should ideally …

Risk aversion in inventory management

X Chen, M Sim, D Simchi-Levi… - Operations Research, 2007 - pubsonline.informs.org
Traditional inventory models focus on risk-neutral decision makers, ie, characterizing
replenishment strategies that maximize expected total profit, or equivalently, minimize …

Coordination of Pricing and Inventory Decisions: A Survey and Classification

LMA Chan, ZJM Shen, D Simchi-Levi… - Handbook of quantitative …, 2004 - Springer
Recent years have seen scores of retail and manufacturing companies exploring innovative
pricing strategies in an effort to improve their operations and ultimately the bottom line. Firms …