Online Resource Leasing
Christine Markarian, Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide · 2015
Many markets have seen a shift from the idea of buying and moved to leasing instead. Arguably, the latter has been the major catalyst for their success. Ten years ago, research realized this shift and initiated the study of 'online leasing problems' by introducing leasing to online optimization problems. Resources required to provide a service in an 'online leasing problem' are no more bought but leased for different durations. In this paper, we provide an overview of results that contribute to the understanding of 'online resource leasing problems'.