The production of customer specific products leads to a heterogeneous production plan and irregular capacity utilization. The order-selection process determines this capacity utilization. Hence a sophisticated decision support needs to be incorporated. Revenue management methods provide this...

The introduction of a new product generation forces incumbents in network industries to rebuild their installed base to maintain an advantage over potential entrants. We study if backward compatibility can help moderate this process of rebuilding an installed base. Using a structural model of...

Die Erkenntnis, dass Humankapitalinvestitionen (u.a. durch die Auslösung von Lohn- und Lohnnebenkosten) zum einen erfolgsschmälernde Wirkungen haben und zum anderen positive Wirkungen auf den Unternehmenserfolg hervorrufen, hat sich in Wissenschaft und Wirtschaftspraxis bereits in der...

The introduction of a new product generation forces incumbents in network industries to rebuild their installed base to maintain an advantage over potential entrants. We study if backward compatibility moderates this process of rebuilding an installed base. Using a structural model of the U.S....