Pricing of technology products often follows a skimming strategy in which a firm charges the
highest price at product launch then reduces the price over time to attract additional buyers …

We consider a firm using presales with two payments—including an upfront deposit and a
postponed arrear—to sell a product to time‐inconsistent consumers under various return …

In this paper, we discuss fleet size decisions of an equipment rental firm. The availability of
the rental equipment depends on the fleet size of the firm and has a direct impact on its …

These days, ethical dilemmas are commonly observed creating challenging issues for
tourism planners and management authorities. These ethical challenges arise due to the …

We consider a service that provides different quality levels to customers who are served in
groups (referred to as “group service”(GS)). We consider stochastic customer patience and …

This study presents analytical frameworks to provide firms with effective strategies that can
be adopted when they plan to release a new technological product (eg, TV sets, video …

The extant literature proposes an option-based hedging mechanism for airlines in a parallel
alliance to transfer bumped passengers to their alliance partner's flight. This paper extends …

This paper investigates the problem of pre-sale decisions in online e-commerce where
consumers have time preferences. In pre-sales, consumers' valuation of a product is not …

This study explores the practice of overbooking in restaurants and its impact on customer
reactions, drawing on insights from interviews with 15 participants. The research aims to …