ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT In this chapter, we study a multiperiod multiclass rail passenger revenue management (MPMC-RPRM) problem. In MPMC-RPRM, we assume that the unsatisfied demand from a previous period can be recaptured by the later period, and the unsatisfied demand from a class can be recaptured by other classes. To formulate the MPMC-RPRM, we first propose a basic model (BM). Because there are a large number of binary variables and

CONTENTS

9.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 232 9.2 Background .................................................................................................233