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Price and capacity decisions of service systems with boundedly rational customers
Xin Li1; Pengfei Guo2; Zhaotong Lian3
2017-11
Source PublicationNAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS
ABS Journal Level3
ISSN0894-069X
Volume64Issue: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.

KeywordBounded Rationality Queueing Strategy Service Sustainability
DOI10.1002/nav.21767
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Indexed BySCIE ; SSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaOperations Research & Management Science
WOS SubjectOperations Research & Management Science
WOS IDWOS:000418164800001
PublisherWILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85034221858
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
University of Macau
Corresponding AuthorZhaotong Lian
Affiliation1.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 AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationFaculty of Business Administration
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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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