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    • Commitment Decisions with Partial Information Updating (ed.1) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; DeCroix, Gregory A.; Zipkin, Paul Herbert (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-07-08)
      In this paper, we extend the results of Ferguson [10] on an end-product manufacturer's choice of when to commit to an order quantity from its parts supplier. During the supplier's lead-time, information arrives about end ...
    • Commitment Decisions with Partial Information Updating (ed.2) 

      DeCroix, Gregory A.; Zipkin, Paul Herbert (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-12-21)
      In this paper, we extend the results of Ferguson [10] on an end-product manufacturer's choice of when to commit to an order quantity from its parts supplier. During the supplier's lead-time, information arrives about ...
    • A Comparison of Unconstraining Methods to Improve Revenue Management Systems (ed.1) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Crystal, Carolyn Roberts; Higbie, Jon; Kapoor, Rohit (2005-12-07)
      A successful revenue management system requires accurate demand forecasts for each customer segment. These forecasts are used to set booking limits for lower value customers to ensure an adequate supply for higher value ...
    • A Comparison of Unconstraining Methods to Improve Revenue Management Systems (ed.2) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Crystal, Carolyn Roberts; Higbie, Jon; Kapoor, Rohit (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006-05-31)
      A successful revenue management system requires accurate demand forecasts for each customer segment. The forecasts are used to set booking limits for lower value customers to ensure an adequate supply for higher value ...
    • A Comparison of Unconstraining Methods to Improve Revenue Management Systems (ed.3) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Crystal, Carolyn Roberts; Higbie, Jon; Kapoor, Rohit (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-02-16)
      A successful revenue management system requires accurate demand forecasts for each customer segment. The forecasts are used to set booking limits for lower value customers to ensure an adequate supply for higher value ...
    • The Effect of Competition on Recovery Strategies (ed.1) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Toktay, L. Beril (2005-01-13)
      Manufacturers often face a choice of whether to recover the value in their end-of-life products through remanufacturing. In many cases, firms choose not to remanufacture, as they are (rightly) concerned that the remanufactured ...
    • The Effect of Competition on Recovery Strategies (ed.2) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Toktay, L. Beril (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-07)
      Manufacturers often face a choice of whether to recover the value in their end-of-life products through remanufacturing. In many cases, firms choose not to remanufacture, as they are (rightly) concerned that the ...
    • The Effect of Competition on Recovery Strategies (ed.3) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Toktay, L. Beril (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-11)
      Manufacturers often face a choice of whether to recover the value in their end-of-life products through remanufacturing. In many cases, firms choose not to remanufacture, as they are (rightly) concerned that the ...
    • Expert Opinions: Current Pricing and Revenue Management Practice Across U.S. Industries 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Garrow, Laurie; Swann, Julie; Keskinocak, Pinar (2006-09-16)
      On May 18, 2006, the second annual Revenue Management and Price Optimization conference was held at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The theme of the conference was on how the Internet is changing traditional revenue ...
    • How Should a Firm Manage Deteriorating Inventory? (ed.2) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Koenigsberg, Oded (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-06-12)
      Firms selling goods whose quality level deteriorates over time often face difficult decisions when unsold inventory remains. Since the leftover product is often perceived to be of lower quality than the new product, ...
    • How Should a Firm Manage Deteriorating Inventory? (ed.1) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Koenigsberg, Oded (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-09-14)
      Firms selling goods whose quality level deteriorates over time often face difficult decisions when unsold inventory remains. Since the leftover product is often perceived to be of lower quality than the new product, ...
    • How Should a Firm Manage Deteriorating Inventory? (ed.3) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Koenigsberg, Oded (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-12-15)
      Firms selling goods whose quality level deteriorates over time often face difficult decisions when unsold inventory remains. Since the leftover product is often perceived to be of lower quality than the new product, ...
    • Information Sharing to Improve Retail Product Freshness of Perishables (ed.2) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Ketzenberg, Michael E. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-05-30)
      We explore the value of information (VOI) in the context of a retailer that provides a perishable product to consumers and receives replenishment from a single supplier. We assume a periodic review model with stochastic ...
    • Information Sharing to Improve Retail Product Freshness of Perishables (ed.1) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Ketzenberg, Michael E. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-09-14)
      We explore the value of information (VOI) in the context of a retailer that provides a perishable product to consumers and receives replenishment from a single supplier. We assume a periodic review model with stochastic ...
    • Information Sharing to Improve Retail Product Freshness of Perishables (ed.3) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Ketzenberg, Michael E. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-11)
      We explore the value of information (VOI) in the context of a retailer that provides a perishable product to consumers and receives replenishment from a single supplier. We assume a periodic review model with stochastic ...
    • The "Killer Application" of Revenue Management: Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel (ed. 2) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Metters, Richard; Crystal, Carolyn Roberts (2008-01-11)
      Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel is an extreme and unusual example of revenue management techniques. Typical revenue management installations yield revenue enhancements of 3-7%. Harrah’s, chainwide, has seen 15% improvements, ...
    • The "Killer Application" of Revenue Management: Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel (ed.1) 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Metters, Richard; Crystal, Carolyn Roberts (2006-09-16)
      Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel is an extreme example of revenue management techniques. Typical revenue management installations yield revenue enhancements of 3-7%. Harrah’s, chainwide, has seen 15% improvements, with ...
    • Managing Slow Moving Perishables in the Grocery Industry 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Ketzenberg, Michael E. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006-06-30)
      We address the value of information (VOI) and value of centralized control (VCC) in the context of a two–echelon, serial supply chain with one retailer and one supplier that provides a single perishable product to consumers. ...
    • Managing Slow Moving Perishables in the Grocery Industry 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Ketzenberg, Michael E. (2007-02-14)
      We address the value of information (VOI) and value of centralized control (VCC) in the context of a two–echelon, serial supply chain with one retailer and one supplier that provides a single perishable product to consumers. ...
    • Multi-Period Remanufacturing Planning With Uncertain Quality of Inputs 

      Ferguson, Mark E.; Denizel, Meltem; Souza, Gilvan C. (2008-01-11)
      In this paper we consider production planning of remanufactured products when inputs have different and uncertain quality levels, and there are capacity constraints. This situation is typical of most remanufacturing ...