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Optimal Decisions for the Airline Seat Capacity Allocation Considering Consumer Buying Behavior

소비자의 구매행동을 고려한 항공편 최적 좌석용량 할당에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Sang-Won (Global Business Program, College of Business Administration, University of Ulsan)
  • 김상원 (울산대학교 경영대학 글로벌경영학)
  • Received : 2008.10.05
  • Accepted : 2009.06.25
  • Published : 2009.09.30
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Abstract

We consider a two-fare, two-period airline seat capacity allocation problem where consumers may choose different options in purchasing an airline ticket. A consumer may decide to wait for reopening of the same fare class ticket which is originally intended to buy, or may buy a different fare class ticket within the same period, if the originally requested fare is unavailable. We investigate the impact of the consumer buying behavior on the optimal solutions and the expected revenue.

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