Methods and apparatus for optimizing markdown pricing
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    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for optimizing markdown pricing 有权
    优化降价定价的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US07979299B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-12

    申请号:US11158264

    申请日:2005-06-21

    IPC分类号: G06Q99/00

    摘要: The invention provides methods and apparatus for optimizing markdown scheduling that group multiple retail sites into bins (or buckets) for purposes of scheduling markdown pricing on an item (or group of related items) sold by those sites. The groupings can be based, for example, on a metric that is a function of the current inventory of the item (or items) and its expected sales at each site. A markdown schedule is generated for the combined grouping of stores in each bucket, rather than for the individual stores that make up that bucket, thereby speeding price optimization determination. A report of those schedules can be used, for example, by pricing managers or other personnel to set prices at the sites. Alternatively, or in an addition, the schedules can be used in conjunction with an inventory control system to set prices for the items and/or on RFID or other electronic shelf displays.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了用于优化降级调度的方法和装置,其将多个零售点组合成箱(或桶),以便为由这些站点出售的物品(或相关物品组)调度降价定价。 分组可以基于例如与项目(或项目)的当前库存的函数及其在每个站点的预期销售量的度量。 为每个桶中的商店的组合分组而不是组成该桶的各个商店生成降价计划,从而加速价格优化确定。 可以使用这些时间表的报告,例如定价管理人员或其他人员在现场设定价格。 或者,或者另外,附表可以与库存控制系统一起使用以设置物品和/或RFID或其他电子货架显示器上的价格。