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Revenue management and the railway conundrum – The consequences of reference prices in passenger railway transport practice

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Revenue management and the railway conundrum – The consequences of reference prices in passenger railway transport practice. / Kellermann, Norman; Cleophas, Catherine.

In: Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, Vol. 14, No. 3, 06.2015, p. 155-165.

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Kellermann, N & Cleophas, C 2015, 'Revenue management and the railway conundrum – The consequences of reference prices in passenger railway transport practice', Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1057/rpm.2015.9

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Kellermann, N., & Cleophas, C. (2015). Revenue management and the railway conundrum – The consequences of reference prices in passenger railway transport practice. Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, 14(3), 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1057/rpm.2015.9

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Kellermann N, Cleophas C. Revenue management and the railway conundrum – The consequences of reference prices in passenger railway transport practice. Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management. 2015 Jun;14(3):155-165. Epub 2015 Apr 24. doi: 10.1057/rpm.2015.9

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Kellermann, Norman ; Cleophas, Catherine. / Revenue management and the railway conundrum – The consequences of reference prices in passenger railway transport practice. In: Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management. 2015 ; Vol. 14, No. 3. pp. 155-165.

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