Choosing the Wrong Pricing Strategy Can Be a Costly Mistake: Knowledge@Wharton (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=792) Choosing the Wrong Pricing Strategy Can Be a Costly Mistake Published : June 04‚ 2003 in Knowledge@Wharton Prices have been at the center of human interaction ever since traders in ancient Mesopotamia -- our modern-day Iraq -- began keeping records. Who doesn’t love to guess what something costs – or argue about what something ought to cost? So it
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SERVICE INDUSTRY-PRICING ISSUES J.R KUMAR Faculty Director‚ FAPCCI. The basic aim of the Service Industry is to provide services to the clients/customers who need those services. These services include the services for the manufacturing units‚ as well as the services to other direct or indirect service providers who offer services to others involved
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0. Preface 1. New-Product Pricing Strategies 2. Product Mix Pricing Strategies - In a relationship with cost and customers’ demand - In a relationship with competitors 3. Price Adjustment Strategies a. Discount and Allowance Pricing b. Psychological Pricing c. Geographical Pricing When marketers talk about what they do as part of their responsibilities for marketing products‚ the tasks associated with setting price are often not at the top of the list. Marketers are much more likely to
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“ IPR ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ITS COMMERCIALIZATION” Without inventors‚ there would be no technology to transfer. But without technology transfer professionals‚ there would be limited transfer of technology. Good relations between inventors and technology transfer professionals are therefore essential for the commercialization enterprise to succeed. Relationships should be established long before the transfer services of the technology transfer office (TTO) are required. A healthy
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Kari Lutro Jesper Sehested Jensen Chris Reinecke-Wilkendorff Springfield Nor’Easters Ticket Pricing Plan When trying to determine the right price level for seats at the Nor’eastern minor league games‚ Buckingham should keep in mind that he is dealing with a very price sensitive audience. The average income in Springfield is very low‚ since the city manly consists of working class households. This fact is backed up by the survey that states that 94% of the respondents had a household income
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Differential Pricing: Many important industries involve technologies that exhibit increasing returns to scale‚ large fixed and sunk costs‚ and significant economies of scope. Two important examples of such industries are telecommunications services and information services. In each of these cases the relevant technologies involve high fixed costs‚ significant joint costs and low‚ or even zero‚ marginal costs. Setting prices equal to marginal cost will generally not recoup sufficient revenue to cover
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Yield Management Before the introduction of modern pricing mechanisms‚ hotels were not maximizing their revenue potential. Managers were focusing more on achieving the highest occupancy rate instead of focusing on raising their revenue per available room. (RevPar). Future forecasts were being based on the last year’s performance without consideration of the current needs of their clientele. With the increasing uptake of technical analysts importance in dealing with revenue management
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Exercises in Pricing Question 1: Wheeler Feed Mills Wheeler Feed Mills Ltd. has a production capacity of 10 MT per hour. The cattlefeed is packed in 50 kg jute gunny bags. During the last three years‚ the company had seen a growth as follows: Year 1997‐8 1998‐9 1999‐0 Sales in MT 26208 32236 39972 % over Prev.Yr 18% 23% 24% The company operates three shifts a day on all days. Sunday is earmarked for weekly maintenance. The product’s price is Rs.1.25 per kg including sales tax of 10%
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leading industrial sectors. The fruits of its extensive research and development are traded worldwide and have improved the length and quality of life of countless individuals. At the same time‚ however‚ the industry is criticized for its marketing and pricing practices—and even for its research and development priorities. Industry’s consistently high profits and large expenditures on research and development as well as on marketing that foster scrutiny and criticism. The pharmaceutical industry is unique
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Case Study: Case of the Pricing Predicament This case study represents loyalty and integrity issue beyond fixed or variable prices. Scott‚ the salesman at Standard Machines has made a bid based upon the fix price established by his company at $429K. In this case‚ the company of Occidental Aerospace is taking bid from companies to earn the rights to their contract. Since Standard Machines was a loyal long time standing customer‚ Joan from Occidental Aerospace noticed that Scott’s bid was
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