Revenue Management for Strategic Alliances with Applications to the Airline Industry

am grateful to many people and institutions that supported my project. First of all I want to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr. Alf Kimms for drawing my attention to the field of revenue management and giving me the chance to write this dissertation at his chair. I truly valued his support and the inspiring discussions during the entire process. I would also like to thank my second assessor Prof. Dr. Peter Chamoni for his interest in the subject. I am indebted to all the people at the University that made the last four years both rewarding and fun. I had the pleasure to be part of a great research team. In particular I would like to thank my colleagues, gda¸s Özgür, and Nicole Jaschinski for creating a very positive atmosphere that I enjoyed very much working in and their valuable support in research, lecturing, programming, and organizational work. Besides excellent collaboration at the University, I will always remember our non-academic fun times going to concerts, doings sports, exploring cities by photography walks, and all the great times that we had. Furthermore, I thank my colleagues from other divisions of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Schneider for welcoming me in Duisburg. Thanks to all my friends for all the support and encouragement. I specially thank Lise Lubbersen, Nicole Noack, and Sabine Pfister for taking my mind off of things when I needed it. I express my gratitude to Elisabeth and Dr. Hubert Saat and the families of their daughters, Kathrin Gerwens and Barbara Wohlgemuth, for letting me part of their family. Thanks to our wonderful nieces Helena, Frieda, and Theresa for their playful joy and the spectacular time that we share. I particularly thank my sister Stephanie Langbein, my brothers Johannes Mauz and Alexander Rieder, and my grandparents Maja Graf as well as Bärbel and Walter Heitzler for their continuing encouragement. Thank you for taking so much interest in my life. I am deeply indebted to my parents Gabriele Mauz and Hanns-Michael Graf with his wife Dr. Annette Winkler, and my boyfriend Dr. Jan Saat for their everlasting support and love. The security they give me is irreplaceable and I am very grateful for their conspiring advices and unbreakable trust. This book is dedicated to them with all my heart.