The future of pricing : how airline ticket pricing has inspired a revolution / E. Andrew Boyd.

Author
Boyd, E. Andrew [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition
Published/​Created
  • New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
  • ©2007
Description
x, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    "A story about science, technology, and people, The Future of Pricing provides an inside look at how airlines price tickets and how practices developed in the airline industry are now revolutionizing the world of pricing. Writing for business professionals and students wanting to better understand the rapid growth of scientific pricing, the author draws upon his years of experience as chief scientist for a pricing software firm that has implemented over 250 pricing solutions with over 100 airlines and Fortune 500 companies. Using first-hand accounts, interviews, anecdotes, and examples, Andrew Boyd explores how leading companies have dealt with obstacles ranging from stubborn sales agents to overly zealous scientists to emerge as powerful, rational pricing organizations."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-185) and index.
    Contents
    • A revolution in the making
    • Method or madness?
    • The computer did it
    • How it all works
    • When passengers collide
    • Hold me, darlin'
    • Upon arrival : hotels, rental cars, cruise ships, and more
    • The just price
    • The scientists
    • The state of pricing
    • Pricing's many faces
    • The coming revolution.
    ISBN
    • 0230600190 ((alk. paper))
    • 9780230600195 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2007003837
    OCLC
    81150493
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