Optimal refund policy design for ship berthing appointment mechanism
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DOI: 10.1007/s10479-024-06318-5
Abstract: Seaports, the nodal and bottleneck points in the global supply chain network, have been making effort to encourage shipping companies to book berths before ships arrive at the ports. The information and communication technology (ICT)… read more here.
Keywords: refund; shipping companies; refund policy; appointment mechanism ... See more keywords
Price guarantee for advance selling in the presence of preorder-dependent social learning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.05.015
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we study the price guarantee policies of a seller practicing the advance selling strategy in the presence of preorder-dependent social learning. There are two types of consumers in the market. In… read more here.
Keywords: advance selling; price guarantee; refund; price ... See more keywords
A study on pre-charging strategy for appointment scheduling problem with no-shows
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DOI: 10.1080/01605682.2022.2096495
Abstract: Abstract No-shows of customers are common in many appointment-based service systems that often cause severe idling and underutilization of capacity. This paper studies a new strategy that pre-charges customers for a deposit to lock up… read more here.
Keywords: refund; appointment scheduling; refund policy; strategy ... See more keywords