Near-optimal policies for dynamic multinomial logit assortment selection models

Yining Wang, Xi Chen, Yuan Zhou

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Abstract

In this paper we consider the dynamic assortment selection problem under an uncapacitated multinomial-logit (MNL) model. By carefully analyzing a revenue potential function, we show that a trisection based algorithm achieves an item-independent regret bound of O(√T log log T), which matches information theoretical lower bounds up to iterated logarithmic terms. Our proof technique draws tools from the unimodal/convex bandit literature as well as adaptive confidence parameters in minimax multi-armed bandit problems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3101-3110
Number of pages10
JournalAdvances in Neural Information Processing Systems
Volume2018-December
StatePublished - 2018
Event32nd Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NeurIPS 2018 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Dec 2 2018Dec 8 2018

Keywords

  • Dynamic assortment planning
  • Multinomial logit choice model
  • Regret analysis
  • Trisection algorithm

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Signal Processing

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