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THE RIGHT PRICE CONSULTANTS
INTRODUCTION
JJTisanestablishedmanufacturerofwidgets
Decidewhethertogofordynamicpricingornot
Hiredanexternalconsultantfordynamicpricingstrategies
ComparisonwithAmzon.comandDellforimplementationofdynamicpricingstrategies
Difficulttoimplementintraditionalmanufacturingsectorwithrestrictedfrequencyofpricechange
Focusisondynamicpricingonmanufacturingcoordinatedwithproductionplanningconsideringinventoryholdingcost,manufacturingcost,productioncapacityetc.
FORMATION OF DYNAMICPRICING STRATEGIES
Identifythedistinctproducttypes
Identifythedistinctcustomersegments
Identifythedistincttimeperiods
Estimatethepriceresponsefunctionforeachcombinationofproducttype,customersegmentandtimeperiod
Identifythecostcomponentsinvolved,e.g.productioncost,inventoryholdingcostetc.
CREATING PRICE RESPONSEFUNCTIONS
Developthepriceresponsefunctionordemandfunctionsofeachproducttypeforeachtimeperiodfromthehistoricaldata
Demandfunctioncanbedevelopedusingforecastingtechniquesconsideringseasonality,cyclicity andotherexternalfactorsalongwithprice
FORMATION OF DYNAMICPRICING STRATEGIES
THE MODEL
MaximizeProfit: Constraints:
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PROFIT POTENTIAL
Profitpotentialiscalculatedas:
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FORMATION OF DYNAMICPRICING STRATEGIES
Revenuechangeduetosales:
(DynamicSales FixedSales) DynamicPrice
Revenuechangeduetoprice:
FixedSales (DynamicPrice FixedPrice)
IMPACT OF DYNAMIC PRICINGSTRATEGIES
IMPACT OF DYNAMIC PRICINGSTRATEGIES
FORMATION OF DYNAMICPRICING STRATEGIES
Solveamultiperiodprofitmaximizationproblemtofindpriceineachofthosetimeperiods
Calculatetheprofitpotentialduetodynamicpricing:[(Profitunderdynamicpricing)/(Profitunderfixedpricing)] 1
Identifytheimpactofdynamicpricingintermschangeinrevenueduetosalesandchangeinrevenueduetoprice
Identifytheimpactofdynamicpricinginproductionscheduleandothercostcomponents.
Decideonthefrequencyofthepricechanges,e.g.halfyearly,yearlyetc.
FORMATION OF DYNAMIC PRICINGSTRATEGIES: CAUTIONS
Priceresponsefunctionforeachproducttype,timeperiodandcustomersegmentsareindependenttoeachother
Incaseofanydependence,reflectthesamewhileformingpriceresponsefunctions
Demandvariationmaybeduetosomeothercyclicalorseasonalvariations,notduetopricechanges