Our objective in this research is to relate variability in product category sales to promotional
activity in the product category, and other category specific characteristics. The findings may …

We explore the rational effect of price variation on sales and consumption in markets where
consumers are uncertain about the future price of goods. We first derive an optimal ordering …

The optimal (economic) speed of oceangoing vessels has become of increased importance
due to the combined effect of low freight rates and volatile bunker prices. We examine the …

This paper considers a single source transmitting data to one or more receivers/users over a
shared wireless channel. Due to random fading, the wireless channel conditions vary with …

The main idea of opportunistic scheduling in wireless networks is to exploit the temporal
and/or spatial variations of the wireless channel by transmitting more data when the channel …

From sleeping to stockpiling: Energy conservation via stochastic scheduling in wireless
networks From sleeping to stockpiling: Energy conservation via stochastic scheduling in …

Uncertainty is a norm in business decisions. In this research, we focus on the inventory
decisions for companies with uncertain customer demands. We first investigate forward …

The problem studied is one of buying and selling products cost efficiently over a number of
periods in a finite horizon setting. Unit purchase costs vary across periods acording to some …

Procuring commodities is difficult due to the fluctuating purchase prices intrinsic in
commodities. These price fluctuations can allow a firm to benefit from buying for future …

Procuring commodities is difficult due to the fluctuating prices intrinsic to the value of
commodities. These price fluctuations can allow a firm to benefit from buying for future …