Title
Price fluctuations: to buy or to rent
Abstract
We extend the classic online ski rental problem, so that the rental price may change over time. We consider several models which differ in the knowledge given to the algorithm: whereas the price development is unknown, an algorithm may have full, partial or no knowledge about the duration of the game. We construct algorithms whose competitive ratios are up to constant or logarithmic factors optimal.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1007/978-3-642-12450-1_3
WAOA
Keywords
Field
DocType
price fluctuation,competitive ratio,rental problem,logarithmic factors optimal,rental price,price development,classic online ski,online algorithm,online algorithms,competitive analysis,ski rental problem
Ski rental problem,Online algorithm,Mathematical economics,Mathematical optimization,Computer science,Logarithm,Renting,Competitive analysis
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
5893
0302-9743
3-642-12449-6
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.62
11
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Marcin Bienkowski125427.18