Comparison of two methods for customer differentiation
2014
textabstractIn response to customer specific time guarantee requirements, service providers can offer differentiated ser- vices. However, conventional customer differentiation methods often lead to high holding costs and may have some practical drawbacks. We compare two customer differentiation policies: stock reservation and pipeline stock priority for high priority customers. We derive exact analytical expressions of the waiting time distri- bution of both types of customers for a stock reservation policy. We then provide accurate approximation methods for a pipeline stock priority policy. By comparison, we offer insights concerning which method should be used under different service level requirements.
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