• DocumentCode
    677583
  • Title

    Learning logistic demand curves in business-to-business pricing

  • Author

    Huashuai Qu ; Ryzhov, Ilya O. ; Fu, Michael C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Math., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    8-11 Dec. 2013
  • Firstpage
    29
  • Lastpage
    40
  • Abstract
    This work proposes an approximate Bayesian statistical model for predicting the win/loss probability for a given price in business-to-business (B2B) pricing. This model allows us to learn parameters in logistic regression based on binary (win/loss) data and can be quickly updated after each new win/loss observation. We also consider an approach for recommending target prices based on the approximate Bayesian model, thus integrating uncertainty into decision-making. We test the statistical model and the target price recommendation strategy with synthetic data, and observe encouraging empirical results.
  • Keywords
    Bayes methods; decision making; logistics; logistics data processing; pricing; regression analysis; B2B pricing; approximate Bayesian model; approximate Bayesian statistical model; binary data; business-to-business pricing; decision making; logistic demand curves learning; logistic regression; price recommendation strategy; synthetic data; win/loss observation; win/loss probability; Approximation methods; Bayes methods; Gaussian distribution; Logistics; Mathematical model; Pricing; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference (WSC), 2013 Winter
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-2077-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.2013.6721405
  • Filename
    6721405