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Value-at-risk optimal policies for revenue management problems. / Koenig, Matthias; Meissner, Joern.
In: International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 166, 08.2015, p. 11-19.

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Koenig, M & Meissner, J 2015, 'Value-at-risk optimal policies for revenue management problems', International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 166, pp. 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.03.027

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Koenig, M., & Meissner, J. (2015). Value-at-risk optimal policies for revenue management problems. International Journal of Production Economics, 166, 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.03.027

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Koenig M, Meissner J. Value-at-risk optimal policies for revenue management problems. International Journal of Production Economics. 2015 Aug;166:11-19. Epub 2015 Apr 11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.03.027

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Koenig, Matthias ; Meissner, Joern. / Value-at-risk optimal policies for revenue management problems. In: International Journal of Production Economics. 2015 ; Vol. 166. pp. 11-19.

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