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Post Doctoral Position in Discrete Choice Analysis

Forum 'Emplois' - Sujet créé le 2007-11-30

Post Doctoral Position in Discrete Choice Analysis

Period: 1 year starting january 2008.

Key Words: Operation Research, Discrete choice models.

Retailing is a very complex business and "getting the right product to the right store with the right quantity at the right time with the right price at the lowest cost of delivery is a very challenging task" (B. Vinod). Accurately forecasting demand is a major challenge for retailers. Indeed, the client has to be considered as a fundamental unit of demand. In other words, the demand is the result of a decision process involving the clients and the available alternatives. Therefore, the comprehension of customers' behaviour and preferences is a necessity for the development of a high-performance revenue optimization tool.

This project is concerned with the development of a model based on discrete choice methodology, which attempts to reconstruct the choice process made by the customers in the textile industry. This model will be integrated in a more general supply chain model to achieve sustainable growth in revenues and profits. A real case study will be considered.

The researcher will work in and cooperate with a multidisciplinary team covering the subjects We are looking for an excellent and highly motivated candidate with a good Ph D thesis in Operations Research, Computer Science or Engineering. Discrete choice analysis backgrounds will be favoured. Knowledge of french is not a prerequisite for application. English could be the working language of research.

Applicants should send a detailed resume and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mails of three references to: Luce Brotcorne, LAMIH-ROI, Université de Valenciennes, http://www.univ-valenciennes.fr/LAMIH/

Luce.brotcorne@univ-valenciennes.fr