We introduce and analyze an inter-temporal choice model where customer valuations are uncertain and evolve over time. The model leads directly to the study of call options on capacity that are similar to partially refundable fares. We show that the capacity provider earns significantly higher...

This paper is concerned with a periodic-review inventory system with three consecutive delivery modes (fast, medium, and slow) and demand forecast updates. At the beginning of each period, the inventory level and demand information are updated and decisions on how much to order using each of the...

We study contracts between a single retailer and multiple suppliers of two substitutable products, where suppliers have fixed capacities and present the retailer cost contracts for their supplies. After observing the contracts, the retailer decides how much capacity to purchase from each...

We present tight bounds and heuristics for personalized, multi-product pricing problems. Under mild conditions we show that offering a non-personalize price in the direction of a positive vector (factor) has a tight profit guarantee relative to optimal personalized pricing. An optimal...

A growing body of research suggests that an abundance of choices can lead to decision-making difficulties for consumers. Rather than maximizing utility, many consumers employ a satisficing decision-making approach, whereby they search for products sequentially until they find one that is...

Two-sided marketplaces have grown rapidly over recent years and are ubiquitous in daily life. One important challenge is to design the marketplace to support the sustainability and efficiency of the ecosystem. This paper investigates the roles of selling formats in a two-sided marketplace with...