Methods and systems are provided that use flexible products to enhance the profitability of perishable/constrained capacity and/or inventory providers such as airlines and hotels. Algorithms or formulae are also provided with which the conditions of maximizing revenue of flexible products can be determined in relation to specific products, and in relation to situations involving repeated transactions where demand varies. The revenue management methods provide lower priced flexible products that attract additional customers who would otherwise not choose to make a purchase, and enable companies to wait for uncertainty on specific product demand to be at least somewhat resolved before assigning alternative products (thereby enabling maximized use of capacity/inventory and generation of revenue).
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