This dissertation introduces and analyzes research problems related to Retail Operations and Humanitarian Logistics. In Retail Operations, the inventory that ends up as unsaleable at primary markets can be significant (up to 20% of the retail product). Thus retailers look for strategies like...

In dieser Arbeit wird ein vollständig dezentrales Konzept zum Last- und Erzeugungsmanagement vorgestellt, mit dem sich Stromverbraucher und dezentrale Stromerzeugungsanlagen selbst organisieren können, um kurzfristig präzise Laständerungen durchzuführen. Dabei sollen nicht nur größere...

Für Vertrieb und Handel von Stromversorgungsunternehmen werden neuartige Betriebsführungsstrategien für ausgewählte Verbraucher entwickelt. Vielfältige, das Stromangebot beeinflussende Faktoren (wie z. B. Stromerzeugung, Börsenpreise oder Fahrplanabweichungen) werden in einem Modell so...

Security in power systems refers to the ability of the system to withstand imminent disturbances (contingencies). Maintaining security is an issue which must be addressed at the system level. It is shown in this paper, however, that it is possible to maintain power system security in an...

This dissertation studies the competitive behavior of firms in supply chain management and revenue management contexts. A game theoretic approach is employed. We analyze capacity allocation and pricing strategies and derive equilibrium solutions for multiple competing firms. We also study...

Consumers have different preferences regarding Cloud services. Providers of Cloud services can be limited in their resource capacities or flexibility, and they are exposed to the challenge of how to sell their services efficiently. In this thesis both views are examined. A survey was conducted...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. August 2010. Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering. Advisor: William L. Cooper. 1 computer file (PDF); x, 117 pages.

In today’s volatile markets, with consumer buying behavior evolving rapidly, rudimentary revenue management practices are no longer sufficient. Given the complexity of demand patterns in today’s markets, optimal demand management is achieved only with a totally holistic approach. This means...

In revenue management practice, the issue of perceived fairness is a serious concern, because revenue management applies different prices for basically the same service. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of hotel revenue management pricing on customers’ perceptions of...

Revenue Management (RM) is an important tool for matching supply and demand by segmenting customers into different segments based on their willingness-to-pay and allocating scarce capacity to the different segments in a way that maximizes firm revenues. The benefits of RM are well accepted in...