Maintaining Prices

The Rise of Price Management

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... is to adjust prices downward in areas where consumers are price sensitive, in order to increase volume, while raising or maintaining prices where consumers are ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/04/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_04_04_06_1.asp - 20k - 2006-04-04 Summary: New analytical software tools have recently emerged to combine and condense a wealth of information that should give the salesperson a more definitive 'yes or no' answer fairly quickly when it comes to offering specific pricing, while also giving management a higher-level view of business efficiency and

The Retail Battleground for Pricing Management

by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic ... The goal is to adjust prices downward where consumers are price sensitive, in order to increase volume, while raising or maintaining prices where consumers are ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_XOT_05_04_06_1.asp - 17k - 2006-05-04 Summary: The imperative to respond to constantly-evolving customer requirements more efficiently is driving retailers to look at applications giants to provide standardized software that provides flexible, integrated demand intelligence.

Server Appliances - 'Caching' In on Internet's Growth

by R. Krause ... In either area, prices depend on the vendor and what "bells and whistles ... system has redundant power and hot-swappable storage, valuable for maintaining uptime. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/03/research_notes/MN_HW_RAK_03_00_1.asp - 17k - 2000-03-01 Summary: 'Server Appliances' are a relatively new, fast-growing segment within the Server market. These systems are designed to perform one or two functions very well, without the overhead of a general-purpose server.

Will User Enterprises Ever Get onto an Easy (Support and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... more realistic about the dynamics in play in creating, delivering and maintaining a world ... words, like in many other industries, sooner or later, prices will be ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/03/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_03_27_07_1.asp - 11k - 2007-03-27 Summary: Vendors' traditional pricing strategies aren't going to work much longer. Sooner or later, prices will be determined by what the market is ready to bear rather than be based on what vendors think is a profitable way to deliver solutions.

Logility Unveils Voyager Select For Total Landed Cost

by Steve McVey ... Conversely, sellers that fail to accurately estimate transportation costs have little guidance in setting prices and maintaining margins. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/12/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_12_20_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-12-20 Summary: Although Voyager Select is making its debut, the product is actually an amalgam of components drawn from existing logistics applications in the Voyager suite.

Margin Squeeze and Globalization in the Food and Beverage Industry

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... to increase or maintain prices. The only real variable the manufacturer does control is the cost side of the equation. As a result, maintaining margins is the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/11/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_11_01_06_1.asp - 18k - 2006-11-01 Summary: In the food and beverage industry, the channel master makes final volume decisions and mostly controls the unit price, with the manufacturer having limited power to increase or maintain prices. The only real variable the manufacturer does control is cost.

Retail Application/Retail Applications Selection

... allows multiple price lists and time-phased pricing Price management encompasses a group of applications for maintaining records item's prices Price management ... http://retail.technologyevaluation.com/merchandising/ - 68k - 2009-03-09

Food and Beverage Industry: Overview of Software Requirements

by Joseph J. Strub ... By maintaining the attributes of various cuts of meat, you will be ... The inputs for yield optimization include supply quantities and prices, demand quantities ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2009/10/research_notes/RN_TS_JS_10_02_09_1.asp - 24k - 2009-10-02 Summary: The food and beverage industries have very special needs, many of which are externally regulated. Read on to discover some of the unique challenges and software requirements for these industries.

Retail Market Dynamics for Software Vendors Part One: Software ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... All retailers face intense pressure to discount prices, increase inventory turns, and meticulously controlling labor costs, while maintaining foil-thin margins ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_13_04_1.asp - 15k - 2004-09-13 Summary: Although the retail and wholesale customers have typically invested a low proportion of their total revenues in information technology, retail industry leaders have begun to demonstrate an ability to achieve market advantage through the effective use of specialized enterprise applications. As a result, t

How One Provider's Solution Covers the Bases of Price Optimization ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... sales representatives may be rewarded with additional commission for maintaining an average ... from (or at least discouraged) from opening with prices above of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/06/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_06_11_07_1.asp - 32k - 2007-06-11 Summary: What are the solutions that enable Zilliant's customers to gain a better understanding of their markets' price response and translate this into more profitable pricing? Zilliant Precision Pricing Suite encompasses distinct solutions geared for each step of the pricing process.