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Multi-period multi-product inventory control with substitution and an exponential criterion

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  • Xiaomin Wang
  • Yifan Xu

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In this article, we study a multi-period multi-product inventory control problem. In the problem, there are N inventory classes which can be substituted for one another to satisfy the demand for a given reservation class (perhaps at a cost). The objective of management is to jointly determine overbooking levels for the reservation classes, taking into account the substitution options. Because of uncertain demand and forecast errors, costs observed at the end of the reservation period often deviate from their pre-calculated expectations. Instead of maximising revenue expectation, this article presents a new model that combines inventory management with risk analysis. Specifically, the exponential utility function is used in the model to reflect the manager's risk preference. Our results show that risk consideration has a significant impact on overbooking levels and revenues.

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  • Xiaomin Wang & Yifan Xu, 2009. "Multi-period multi-product inventory control with substitution and an exponential criterion," International Journal of Revenue Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(4), pages 333-353.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijrevm:v:3:y:2009:i:4:p:333-353
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    1. Sen Lin & Bo Li & Antonio Arreola-Risa & Yiwei Huang, 2023. "Optimizing a single-product production-inventory system under constant absolute risk aversion," TOP: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, Springer;Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, vol. 31(3), pages 510-537, October.

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