On pricing of multiple bundles of products and services

This paper considers the pricing decision faced by a seller of bundles composed of a service and an associated product offered to customers on a subscription basis using a two-part tariff scheme. An optimal pricing policy that maximizes the profit of a firm is obtained using a dynamic programming ap...

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Published in:European journal of operational research 2010-10, Vol.206 (1), p.197-208
Main Authors: Ferrer, Juan-Carlos, Mora, Hugo, Olivares, Francisco
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Applied sciences
Bundling
Comparative analysis
Consumer choice
Dynamic programming
Exact sciences and technology
Firm modelling
Mathematical programming
Operational research and scientific management
Operational research. Management science
Portfolio theory
Pricing
Pricing Bundling Two-part tariff Consumer choice
Pricing policies
Profit maximization
Studies
Two-part tariff
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Operational research and scientific management
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Portfolio theory
Pricing
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Profit maximization
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