Article ID: | iaor20011641 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 46 |
Issue: | 5 |
Start Page Number: | 644 |
End Page Number: | 657 |
Publication Date: | May 2000 |
Journal: | Management Science |
Authors: | Xiao Baichun, Feng Youyi |
Keywords: | demand, stochastic processes, yield management |
This article studies a continuous-time yield management model in which reversible price changes are allowed. We assume that perishable assets are offered at a set of discrete price levels. Demand at each level is a Poisson process. To maximize the expected revenue, management controls the price dynamically as sales evolve. We show that a subset of these prices that form a concave envelope is potentially optimal. We formulate the problem into an intensity control model and derive the optimal solution in closed form. Properties of the optimal solution and their policy implementations are discussed. Numerical examples are provided.