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PACCAR Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 16, 2025

PACCAR, a multinational truck, parts, and financing company, had a negative 2024. Examining PACCAR’s Truck, Parts, and Other business specifically, revenue fell 5% to $31 billion and earnings before interest and taxes fell 17% to $4.5 billion over the last year. (This article excludes PACCAR’s financial services business and makes no comments regarding how pricing should be managed in that line of business.) A review of PACCAR’s 28 January 2025 earnings call…

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The Radicalness of Value Based Pricing

By Tim J. Smith, PhD November 24, 2014

Value-based pricing aims to price offerings according to the value customers’ associate with the offering in comparison to its alternatives. This is a…

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Will the Marketplace Adopt Apple Pay?

By James T. Berger November 24, 2014

Not all believe the market will adopt of Apple Pay. Read the academic reasons why Apply Pay falls short of a sure bet.

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Charging a Premium for Reliability

By Anirban Sengupta November 24, 2014

You charge a higher price for a more reliable product if reliability is perceived as a benefit by the customer. But how do we to make a customer perceive reliability as a benefit?

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Pink or Blue? Price Discrimination against Women in the Personal Hygiene Market

By Mary DeBoni November 24, 2014

The group Georgette Sand is taking a stand against price discrimination directed at female consumers. How do I, a woman and a pricing professional, respond to gender based price discrimination?

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