Sales territory alignment is the assignment of accounts and their associated selling activities to salespeople and teams. Models, systems, processes, and wisdom have evolved over 1,500 project implementations for 500 companies with 500,000 sales territories. Optimization models have evolved over...

This paper presents an agency theoretic model-based approach that assists sales managers in determining the profit-maximizing structure of a common multiproduct sales quota-bonus plan for a geographically specialized heterogeneous sales force operating in a repetitive buying environment. This...

A four segment trial-repeat model is developed to model sales of a frequently purchased product in the early stage of the product's life cycle. The model can be calibrated using aggregate data alone. Two versions of the model, one emphasizing the competitive aspect of marketing communications...