Chief Pricing Officer

The art and science of price strategy is not easily understood, let alone mastered. P.J. Jakovljevic at Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) has undertaken this field as part of TEC’s coverage of supply chain issues.

Jakovljevic demonstrates keen insight in the not-to-be-underestimated area of pricing and offers several interesting articles via the TEC blog. He recently posted Part 2 of his analysis of SignalDemand, which I encourage you to check out, along with his overview of other pricing technology vendors. Here’s a brief excerpt to give you an idea:

Pricing Science of Matching Supply and Demand

Other price optimization solutions really only consider the demand side of the pricing equation, and these results are insufficient for manufacturers to make decisions when they need information on capacity and production constraints as well. SignalDemand’s hand-picked team of scientists and mathematicians from prestigious universities have built a pricing science based on eight pending patents.

This sophisticated science drives the recommendations provided by the software application. When making decisions on margins, the idea is to account for all major profit drivers such as to

• align strategic business objectives with pricing decisions;
• understand demand drivers to forecast future sales;
• account for fluctuating costs;
• on the supply side, account for asset utilization, available capacity, and inventory situation; and
• determine the most profitable product mix for a given demand.

Accounting for all the above factors helps with much more complete, consistent and actionable information to better anticipate future costs, forecast demand, identify poorly performing products or customers, and explore projections in the context of historical sales.

I encourage you to check it out along with his overview of other pricing technology vendors and general supply chain coverage.

SignalDemand: Dealing with Supply- and Demand-side Pricing Matters — Part 1

SignalDemand: Dealing with Supply- and Demand-side Pricing Matters — Part 2

The TEC Supply Chain Logistics Blog

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