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A Multiperiod Multiclass High-Speed Rail
Passenger Revenue Management Problem
Ying Qin, Zhe Liang, WanprachaArtChaovalitwongse,
and Shaozhong Xi
ABSTRACT In this chapter, we study a multiperiod multiclass rail pas-
senger revenue management (MPMC-RPRM) problem. In MPMC-RPRM, we
assume that the unsatised demand from a previous period can be recap-
tured by the later period, and the unsatised demand from a class can be
recaptured by other classes. To formulate the MPMC-RPRM, we rst propose
a basic model (BM). Because there are a large number of binary variables and
CONTENTS
9.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ ...