A generic revenue management data model is provided for expressing revenue management problems. The generic revenue management data model includes a first data structure containing a representation of a set of network demands, a second data structure containing a representation of a set of network resources, a third data structure containing a representation of a set of resource bundles and a fourth data structure containing a representation of a set of resource bundle to demand links. The generic revenue management data model can also include a fifth data structure containing a representation of a set of resource demands.