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Price and capacity decisions of service systems with boundedly rational customers | |
Xin Li1; Pengfei Guo2; Zhaotong Lian3 | |
2017-11 | |
Source Publication | NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS |
ABS Journal Level | 3 |
ISSN | 0894-069X |
Volume | 64Issue:6Pages:437-452 |
Abstract | We consider price and capacity decisions for a profit-maximizing service provider in a single server queueing system, in which customers are boundedly rational and decide whether to join the service according to a multinomial logit model. We find two potential price-capacity pair solutions for the first-order condition of the profit-maximizing problem. Profit is maximized at the solution with a larger capacity, but minimized at the smaller one. We then consider a dynamically adjusting capacity system to mimic a real-life situation and find that the maximum can be reached only when the initial service rate is larger than a certain threshold; otherwise, the system capacity and demand shrink to zero. We also find that a higher level of customers’ bounded rationality does not necessarily benefit a firm, nor does it necessarily allow service to be sustained. We extend our analysis to a setting in which customers’ bounded rationality level is related to historical demand and find that such a setting makes service easier to sustain. Finally we find that bounded rationality always harms social welfare. |
Keyword | Bounded Rationality Queueing Strategy Service Sustainability |
DOI | 10.1002/nav.21767 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE ; SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Operations Research & Management Science |
WOS Subject | Operations Research & Management Science |
WOS ID | WOS:000418164800001 |
Publisher | WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85034221858 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT University of Macau |
Corresponding Author | Zhaotong Lian |
Affiliation | 1.Department of Decision Sciences,School of Business,Macau University of Science and Technology,,Macao 2.Faculty of Business,Hong Kong Polytechnic University,,Hung Hom,Hong Kong 3.Faculty of Business Administration,University of Macau,,Macao |
First Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Faculty of Business Administration |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Xin Li,Pengfei Guo,Zhaotong Lian. Price and capacity decisions of service systems with boundedly rational customers[J]. NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS, 2017, 64(6), 437-452. |
APA | Xin Li., Pengfei Guo., & Zhaotong Lian (2017). Price and capacity decisions of service systems with boundedly rational customers. NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS, 64(6), 437-452. |
MLA | Xin Li,et al."Price and capacity decisions of service systems with boundedly rational customers".NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS 64.6(2017):437-452. |
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