Pricing Analytics
Kurs ID
SCM462
Art des Kurses
BSc Kurs
Wochenstunden
2,0
ECTS
3,0
Semester
HS 2021
Vortragssprache
Englisch
Vortragende/r
Prof. Dr. Arne Karsten Strauss
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Kursinhalt
Pricing analytics and revenue management focuses on how a firm should model demand, set and update pricing and product availability decisions across its various selling channels in order to maximize its profitability. The use of such strategies has transformed the transportation and hospitality industries, and they are increasingly important in retail, telecommunications, entertainment, financial services, health care and manufacturing.
Within the broader area of pricing theory, the course places emphasis on tactical optimization of pricing and capacity allocation decisions, tackled using demand modeling and constrained optimization – the two main building blocks of revenue management systems.
Case studies provide hands-on experience of the subject. Students are using R for most of the exercises within the RStudio environment, involving training on both demand modeling and optimization problems.
Termine
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, 27.10.2021 | 08:00 - 11:15 |
| Wednesday, 24.11.2021 | 08:00 - 11:15 |
| Tuesday, 14.12.2021 | 10:00 - 13:00 |
Lernerfolge
- Ability to explain, apply and implement fundamental price optimization approaches to business problems
- Ability to recognize the business conditions conductive to application of pricing analytics
- Ability to model demand (using a limited range of methods) and to estimate price elasticities
Literatur
T. Bodea and M. Ferguson: Segmentation, Revenue Management and Pricing Analytics. Routledge 2014.
Lernmethoden
Lectures and seminars discussing weekly homework assignments (mostly case-study-based).
Art der Prüfung
Group assignment: 40%
Exam: 60%
The group assignmentisformative, whereas the exam is summative
Voraussetzungen
Students unfamiliar with R programming should learn about the basics of R in advance of the module; optional preparation materials will be provided.
Umfang
90