The Future of Pricing: How Airline Ticket Pricing Has Inspired a Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1349369594 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is written for business professionals and students wanting to better understand the rapid growth of scientific pricing.. 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
. His research has been funded with grants from agencies including the National Science Foundation and the Federal Aviation Administration. He has over 25 scholarly publications to his credit along with many popular articles on technical topics. E.ANDREW BOYD has served as Chief Scientist and Senior Vice Presi
It is a must read for those interested in the hands-on views of a true pioneer in an important discipline." - Robert G. Using examples from Copernicus, Jesus Christ, and Lenin, he weaves anecdotes of the airline industry, technology, technology companies, and the history of pricing and revenue management together into an easy-to-read story and even provides some useful poker tips along the way. In this delightful book, Andy Boyd gives us a very unique and very personal perspective of this business phenomenon. Cross, Chairman, Revenue Analytics and author of Revenue Management: Hard-Core Tactics for Market Domination"Dr. While the book is centered on the airline industry, examples and concepts make it applicable to every industry. As at home in the classroom as in the living room, this book is a must read for anyone who has ever thought about pricing." - Laura Preslan, Industry Solutions Director, Microsoft. "The science of pricing a
Easily read - easily forgotten a reader The Future of Pricing is a short book which presents some of the scientific techniques that airlines use to price tickets and discusses how these techniques may become common to other industries. The style is engaging and the examples are applied. The book hooked me.However I found the content lacking. The aut. Great look at how airlines use math and science to set fares Rolf Dobelli Sometimes the most obvious business practices are the most complicated - and the most interesting. This is the case with airline pricing, so E. Andrew Boyd has chosen a great topic. As an expert in the esoteric field of operations research, he has done business readers a great service by presenting the history. "Great Book!" according to Romeo Richards. This is a great book that looks into rapid growth of pricing. The author discusses airline ticket prices and how companies have dealt with obstacles along the way.Romeo Richards,How to Market And Manage A Dental Practice