Welcome to Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management
Free online issue
2008 Volume 7
Four issues per volume
ISSN: 1476-6930
EISSN: 1477-657X
Editor:
Dr Ian Yeoman,
Victoria University,
New Zealand
Introduction
The Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management is an associate publication of INFORMS Revenue Management & Pricing section
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Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management serves and reflects the tremendous growth in research and practices of revenue management and pricing, which has come about as a result of the growing appreciation of the subject.
"The only independent Revenue Management and Pricing journal that covers multiple industries in one location, provides case studies for practitioners and theoretical articles for academics to provide an insight as to what is coming in the future."
Paul Rose
Managing Director Paul Rose Revenue Management Ltd.
"JRPM provides a long overdue and much-needed forum for pricing and RM researchers and practitioners alike. The articles are timely and topical, reflecting the ongoing rapid evolution of pricing/RM models and business processes."
Peter Belobaba
Principal Research Scientist
International Center for Air Transportation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Forthcoming Events
Strategic Pricing, Two Day Conference, 26-27 November 2008, Masterclass, 28 November 2008, The Grosvenor Hotel, London SW1
In the current environment of economic uncertainty where consumers are tightening their purse strings more than ever, it has never been more critical for you to have the right pricing strategy in place to guarantee customer loyalty and deliver sustained margin growth to your business. Marketing Week’s Strategic Pricing conference will provide you with the answers to the pricing challenges facing you today. With an interactive format combining real life case studies, informal debates and practical clinics, you will gain the inside knowledge and cross industry insights you need in order to benchmark your pricing strategies, maintain critical competitive advantage and ensure maximum value.
An unrivalled speaker line-up of senior marketers and pricing experts will include presentations from: Tesco, N Power, Flybe.com, T Mobile & many more… For further information or to register:
Call: +44 (0) 20 7970 4770 or Visit: www.marketingweekconferences.com
The Canadian Pricing Forum, November 25 -26, 2008, The Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada
As all pricing professionals know, setting price correctly is not simple. It is made even harder when working in unexplored conditions. Canadian businesses are faced with the challenge of understanding the demands and needs of an ever evolving customer amid the backdrop of an uncertain economy and rising production costs in an increasingly global market place. That is why the Canadian Institute has developed ‘The Canadian Pricing Forum’. The Canadian Pricing Forum gathers together an esteemed speaker faculty, who together will address the pressing problems being faced by all areas of Canadian business. Delegates will leave with essential strategies, tips and techniques on how best to make profitable pricing decisions in uncertain times.
Register online at www.CanadianInstitute.com/PricingForum.
4th Annual Revenue Management and Price Optimization Conference in Atlanta, November 11-12, 2008
Georgia Tech and Revenue Analytics will host the Fourth Annual Revenue Management and Price Optimization Conference. This year’s conference, Stay Ahead of the Curve, will take place November 11-12 in Midtown Atlanta at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.
The Revenue Management and Price Optimization conference provides a unique opportunity for business leaders, researchers and service providers to exchange ideas about the latest developments in Revenue Management business practice and technology. The carefully constructed agenda features three keynote addresses, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and numerous networking opportunities, as well as a full day of educational workshops.
For more information, visit www.revenuemanagementconference.com
5th annual Retail Pricing Summit, October 15th-16th 2008, Chicago IL
This summit is now firmly established in the retail calendar and regularly attracts between 150 and 200 senior pricing professionals in the industry. This year’s agenda focuses on two main themes: How retail pricing is changing in response to the economic downturn; How to integrate pricing decisions in the complete merchandise lifecycle.
Expert speakers are coming from large retailers in the USA and select consultants, analysts, academics and solution providers.
For more information on this unique summit, go to www.eyeforretail.com/pricing08 or email Pete Carkeek on pcarkeek@eyeforretail.com.
Revenue Management Summit 2008
The Middle East & Africa’s First Airline And Hotel Industry-Specific Revenue Management Event
October 12 - 15, 2008, JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai, U.A.E
Revenue management is a constantly evolving discipline that has reached new stages of maturity in the last few years which is one of the core competencies of any airline or hotel operator. With new concepts, practices, and solutions on the market, revenue managers are better equipped than ever before to optimize revenues and formulate far-sighted revenue management frameworks for their organizations.
How does your business fare in relation to your competition? How can you boost the revenue management and price optimization strategies you have in place to ensure that your business stays competitive and positioned for long-term growth? What are the best practices for getting the most out of the 3 elements of revenue management: people, process and systems? To find out more about the event, please visit http://www.revenuemanagementme.com.
Revenue Management and Pricing in Travel USA 2008, October 1-2, Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Senior executives involved in RM and Pricing convene for an annual update on the latest RM, pricing and profit optimization strategies. Topics on the agenda include Pricing in an Economic Slowdown, the Impact of Changing Fares on RM Systems and Forecasting. With senior RM speakers from Continental, Wyndham JetBlue, Carlson Hotels, Alaska Airlines, Midwest Airlines, Expedia, plus leading academics, Chris Anderson (Cornell), Peter Belobaba (MIT) and Stowe Shoemaker (University of Houston). This event is the yearly learning and networking event for RM and pricing executives in travel. For more information visit: http://www.eyefortravel.com/tdsusa/revenue.
The European Pricing Platform - in partnership with PROS Pricing - has lined up top speakers at the First European Pricing Forum 29-30 September 2008, Hilton Hotel, Frankfurt
The conference will address the critical issues in pricing and how to manage them and features a host of networking activities, certification sessions, presentations and cases illustrated by international top speaker from: BASF, BCC, BP, Clariant, CSConsulting, Dell Europe, Disneyland Paris, European Pricing Platform, Infineon, Microsoft Pricing Solutions, Pricing Solutions, PROS pricing, Simon-Kucher & Partners, TUI Deutschland GmbH, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, Qatar Airways.
Register now to take advantage of the ePP promotional rate: www.pricingplatform.eu/site/public/pricing_forum_signup.asp
Executive Education, consulting and online resources from the Centre for Pricing Management at Lancaster University Management School
The Centre for Pricing Management at Lancaster University Management School is the leading provider of Executive Education in Pricing Strategy in Europe and Asia. It was founded by director Dr Joern Meissner, whose past consulting clients span multiple industries, including telecommunication, high-tech, retail, travel and consumer products. The Centre’s offers range from intensive group seminars through to highly customised individual company training and consultancy packages. Please visit www.pricingmanagement.com for more information.









