Blog: Case Studies - Manufacturers | Strategic Pricing Associates (SPA)

Parker Hannifin

Working with operational leaders worldwide, SPA developed pricing strategies that maximize the profitability of each business unit. Parker distributors have consistently achieved improvements greater than 2 percent of sales; and many have reached 4 percent of sales.

The project covered virtually every aspect of Parker’s pricing mix including:

• competitive strategy and positioning
• channel pricing strategy into distribution: list prices, discount tiers, rebates, exception pricing guidelines
• value-based economic analysis of customer usage
• good/better/best positioning of products
• new product pricing strategy
• direct account pricing strategy: customer/part number pricing recommendation
• global pricing agreements
• management of freight recovery, EDI incentives, other terms and conditions

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General Electric

Working with GE operational leaders, SPA developed pricing strategies that maximized the profitability of both business units. The project covered virtually every aspect of GE Lighting’s pricing mix:

• competitive strategy and positioning
• channel pricing strategy into distribution: list prices, discount tiers, rebates, exception pricing guidelines
• distributor special price request rationalization
• value-based economic analysis of brand value in the consumer channel by segment
• good/better/best positioning of products
• new product pricing strategy for the reveal product line
• global pricing agreements
• management/rationalization of channel coop funds

American Standard

Working with operational leaders, SPA developed pricing strategies appropriate to maximizing the profitability of both business units. The project covered virtually every aspect of American Standard’s pricing mix:

• competitive strategy and positioning
• channel pricing strategy into distribution: List prices, discount tiers, rebates, exception pricing guidelines
• distributor special price request rationalization
• good/better/best positioning of products
• management/rationalization of channel coop funds

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