According to a recent article titled “Thomson Holidays automates online pricing adjustments” written by Ian Grant and published on ComputerWeekly.com, a new automated pricing system has been developed and is being used by Thomson Holidays, the UK’s biggest tour operator, to maximize their revenue.
This type of OR system is not new, especially to airline companies. [...]
Thomson Holidays Uses OR to Automate Pricing
February 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Airline, E-Business
Tags: Airline·E-Business·Industrial Engineering·Management Science·Management Sciences·MS·Operational Research·Operations Research·OR·ORMS·Systems Engineering
Operations Research in the Airline Industry
January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Airline, Scheduling
I found this video on the iTunes store. It is a recording of Dr. Tuell Green’s talk on the applications of Operations Research (OR) in the airline industry. Dr. Green earned a Ph.D. in OR from University of North Carolina and worked with American Airlines in Texas. He specializes in Applied Probability in Queuing Theory. [...]
Tags: Airline·Industrial Engineering·Management Science·Management Sciences·MS·Operational Research·Operations Research·OR·ORMS·Scheduling·Systems Engineering