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OR Forum—OR and the Airline Overbooking Problem

Marvin Rothstein
Marvin Rothstein
University of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut
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Marvin Rothstein

University of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut

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Published Online:1 Apr 1985https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.33.2.237

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