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Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2026, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (8): 246-256.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2023.1479

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Sales Model Choice and Pricing Strategy in the Presence of Discount Factor and Supply Constraint

Zhenkai Lou1, Zhiying Wang1, Xuming Lou2, Xiaozhen Dai3()   

  1. 1.School of Management Science and Engineering,Anhui University of Technology,Maanshan 243032,China
    2.School of Economics and Management,Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications,Xi’an 710061,China
    3.School of Management,Wenzhou Business College,Wenzhou 325035 China
  • Received:2023-09-05 Revised:2024-10-13 Online:2026-08-25 Published:2026-07-14
  • Contact: Xiaozhen Dai E-mail:dxz@wzbc.deu.cn

Abstract:

Based on the time property of revenue, sales model choice and pricing strategy are considered under price regulation. First, three models corresponding to advance-only, spot-only, and advance+spot sales are constructed under no supply constraint, and all possible optimal strategies are obtained. It is shown that advance sale is always beneficial, and spot-only is an inferior strategy. Second, the impact incurred by supply constraints is analyzed. Some significant conclusions are drawn for situations such as: (a) when the previous mode is “advance+spot” sale, it may convert to advance-only or spot-only under the considered supply constraints; and (b) when the previous mode is advance-only, it remains as it is no matter whether supply constraint exists or not. Finally, some numerical examples are designed to analyze the sensitivity of selling strategy with respect to parameters, and examine the impact of supply constraint on sales mode. The presented results provide a well theoretical basis for certain cases in which spot-only sale is the optimal strategy under certain supply constraints.

Key words: discount factor, supply constraint, sales model, pricing strategy

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