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Practice Prize Paper---PIN Optimal Distribution of Auction Vehicles System: Applying Price Forecasting, Elasticity Estimation, and Genetic Algorithms to Used-Vehicle Distribution |
Abstract | ||
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In addition to retailing new vehicles, automotive manufacturers in the United States sell millions of vehicles through leasing and to fleet customers every year. The majority of these vehicles are returned to the automotive manufacturers at the end of the contracted term and must be “remarketed.” In 2007, about 10 million used vehicles were sold at more than 400 auctions in the United States. Large consigners face decisions every day about when, where, and at what price to offer these vehicles, which has significant financial implications for their profitability. To address the challenges of the distribution process, Power Information Network (PIN), a division of J.D. Power and Associates, developed the PIN Optimal Distribution of Auction Vehicles System (ODAV), an automated decision optimization system that helps remarketers maximize profits through the most advantageous distribution of their auction vehicles. At the core of the system is a combination of three models that determine the distribution of the vehicles on a daily basis: a nearest neighbor linear regression model for short-term auction price forecasting; an autoregressive integrated moving average time-series analysis model for volume-price elasticity; and a genetic algorithm optimizer for vehicle distribution. Since its launch in 2003, PIN has been providing ODAV services on a daily basis, and to date, more than two million vehicles have been distributed through this system. In this paper, we will describe the PIN ODAV System, its implementation, and the business impact by using as an example the experience with our largest client, Chrysler Group LLC. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2009 | 10.1287/mksc.1080.0470 | Marketing Science |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
genetic algorithms,united states,vehicle distribution,auction vehicles system,automotive manufacturer,pin optimal distribution,used-vehicle distribution,odav service,elasticity estimation,advantageous distribution,daily basis,pin odav system,distribution process,automated decision optimization system,forecasting,distribution,genetic algorithm,optimization | Economics,Autoregressive integrated moving average,Common value auction,Profitability index,Auction theory,Auction algorithm,Marketing,Genetic algorithm,Profit (economics),Automotive industry | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
28 | 4 | 0732-2399 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
5 | 0.45 | 0 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Jie Du | 1 | 5 | 0.45 |
| Lili Xie | 2 | 5 | 0.45 |
| Stephan Schroeder | 3 | 5 | 0.45 |