A Review of Scheduling Problems and Research Opportunities in Motion Picture Exhibition

Katherine Goff Inglis () and Saeed Zolfaghari ()
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Katherine Goff Inglis: Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada
Saeed Zolfaghari: Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, Canada

Interfaces, 2017, vol. 47, issue 2, 175-187

Abstract: New opportunities for operational efficiency in movie exhibition exist as a result of recent developments in the industry, such as the mass-scale conversion to digital cinema, the explosion of customer data sources, and the availability of new channels for watching movies. This paper provides an industry overview and a review of existing research on forecasting and scheduling problems in movie exhibition. The authors identify opportunities for academic research in a digital era of movie exhibition and provide context for practical applications in the industry.

Keywords: allocation: resources; decision support; forecasting: applications; scheduling; optimization; relationships of OR with other disciplines; management; OR practice; entertainment; motion pictures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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