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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog 
    
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ITOM 6220 - Pricing and Revenue Optimization


Credits: 2

Investigates methods and models for increasing revenue by actively managing prices and capacities for the firm (airline, hotel, railroad, rental car, retail sectors, etc.). Covers a broad range of topics, including price optimization (with and without capacity constraints), Littlewood’s two-class model (and extensions), the n-class single resource revenue management problem, nested capacity controls, bid price controls, heuristic approaches, network capacity control (multiresource problems), overbooking models, markdown optimization, and assortment optimization. Students learn how to implement all models in spreadsheets. Prerequisites: MAST 6201  and ITOM 6202  or enrollment in the M.S.B.A. program.



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