The Right Price · The Right Price Santiago Gallino –Tuck School of Business Toni Moreno...
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TheRightPrice
SantiagoGallino– TuckSchoolofBusinessToniMoreno– KelloggSchoolofManagement
July2013– LBS– London,UKJanuary2017
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LearningModules
1.Demandforecasting
2.InventoryDecisions
3.AssortmentPlanning
4.PricingDecisions
5.Theomnichannelcustomer
6.Fulfillingomnichanneldemand
7.Omnichanneljourneys
8.Supportinganomnichannel
strategy
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M4.3Priceelasticity2
QuantitySoldatDifferentPrices
Ifcustomersareverypricesensitive,salesdecreasesignificantlywithpriceincreases
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M4.3Priceelasticity2
Elasticity=percentchangeinquantitysoldpercentchangeinprice
Acommonlyusedmeasureofpricesensitivity:
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M4.3Priceelasticity2
• Ingeneralwewouldexpectthatpriceelasticitywillbenegative
• Buttheremightbesituationswhenproductswithpositivepieceelasticity
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M4.3TheOptimalPrice3
QuantitySoldatDifferentPrices
Ifcustomersareverypricesensitive,salesdecreasesignificantlywithpriceincreases
ProfitatDifferentPrices
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M4.3DefiningpricesandPriceelasticity
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CustomerPriceSensitivityandCost
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M4.3Closing2
• Tolearnaboutpriceelasticityretailerscanlookathistoricalsales
• Differentproductshaveverydifferentpriceelasticity.• Andthepriceelasticityforaproductcanvaryfordifferent
customerssegments.• Youcanbegladlysurprisewhenyoudiscoverthatyoucan
increasethepriceofaproductswithoutaffectingsalesinameaningfulway.