Allocation of fixed capacity service infrastructures - hotel and health sectors

Resumen

This paper discusses the approach taken in a MICIN-funded research project aimed at developing flexible decision support systems for the effective assignment of fixed-cost infrastructures. It analyzes the initial set of technology-oriented decisions and presents and discusses preliminary results. It particularly focuses on the development and implementation of initial ?triads? of Assignment process model/Tailored assignment algorithm/Specific forecasting requirements, to explore the interaction among these three elements. Experimental design is applied to a simulation environment comprising a baseline ?triad? and several variations, to study this interdependence and to explore the issues involved in comparing and evaluating alternatives. Keywords: Resource Allocation, Yield management, Optimization, Simulation