Representing random utility choice models with neural networks

A Aouad, A Désir - arxiv preprint arxiv:2207.12877, 2022 - arxiv.org
Motivated by the successes of deep learning, we propose a class of neural network-based
discrete choice models, called RUMnets, inspired by the random utility maximization (RUM) …

A Comprehensive Survey of Large Language Models in Management: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities

H Zhao, L Wu, Y Shan, Z **, Y Sui, Z Liu… - … (August 14, 2024), 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
This survey examines the transformative impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI-
driven systems across three critical and interconnected business domains: Finance …

Model-free assortment pricing with transaction data

N Chen, AA Cire, M Hu, S Lagzi - Management Science, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
We study the problem when a firm sets prices for products based on the transaction data,
that is, which product past customers chose from an assortment and what were the historical …

Estimating stockout costs and optimal stockout rates: a case on the management of ugly produce inventory

SFWT Lim, E Rabinovich, S Lee… - Management …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Efficiently managing inventories requires an accurate estimation of stockout costs. This
estimation is complicated by challenges in determining how to compensate consumers …

Machine learning for demand estimation in long tail markets

H Adam, P He, F Zheng - Management Science, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Random coefficient multinomial logit models are widely used to estimate customer
preferences from sales data. However, these estimation models can only allow for products …

Estimating the stockout-based demand spillover effect in a fashion retail setting

S Li, LX Lu, SF Lu, S Huang - Manufacturing & Service …, 2023 - pubsonline.informs.org
Problem definition: In brick-and-mortar fashion retail stores, inventory stockouts are frequent.
When a specific size of a fashion product is out of stock, the unmet demand might not be …

Multi-choice preferences learning and assortment recommendation in e-commerce

H Lin, X Li, L Wu - Available at SSRN 4035033, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
In the fast-growing e-commerce industry, optimizing revenue management is of utmost
importance. Discrete choice models have widely been used to describe customer …

Modeling, Prediction, Assortment and Price Optimization Under Consumer Choice Behavior

C Ke, A Li, R Wang - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2025 - nowpublishers.com
Understanding how consumers make choices is of paramount importance, as it offers
insights into consumer purchase behavior across multiple products, enables accurate …

Estimating Discrete Choice Demand Models with Sparse Market-Product Shocks

Z Lu, K Shimizu - arxiv preprint arxiv:2501.02381, 2025 - arxiv.org
We propose a new approach to estimating the random coefficient logit demand model for
differentiated products when the vector of market-product level shocks is sparse. Assuming …

Scalable estimation of multinomial response models with random consideration sets

S Chib, K Shimizu - Kilts Center at Chicago Booth Marketing Data …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
A standard assumption in the fitting of unordered multinomial response models for J
mutually exclusive nominal categories, on cross-sectional or longitudinal data, is that the …