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 and E-business - Mutual Impacts
January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · E-Business
A special issue of Interfaces named “Operations Research in the E-Business Era” published several years ago included a number of journal articles on the applications of Operations Research (OR) in e-business. The issue delivered a simple but important message: OR plays a critical role in the digital economy. I have always been interested in the [...]
Tags: E-Biz·E-Business·Industrial Engineering·Management Science·Management Sciences·MS·Operational Research·Operations Research·OR·ORMS·Systems Engineering