Abstract:Dynamic pricing strategies have gained prominence in today's highly competitive business landscape, and leveraging advanced technologies such as Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has emerged as a promising avenue to optimize these strategies. This review paper systematically examines the applications of DRL in dynamic pricing, focusing specifically on its role in sales prediction. With an increasing volume of data generated by online transactions, businesses are presented with the opportunity to enhance decision-making processes through the integration of DRL algorithms.
The paper begins by providing an overview of dynamic pricing, emphasizing its significance in adapting to market fluctuations and maximizing revenue. Subsequently, it delves into the foundational principles of Deep Reinforcement Learning, elucidating how this subset of machine learning facilitates decision-making in complex, uncertain environments. The intersection of dynamic pricing and DRL is explored through a comprehensive analysis of existing literature, highlighting the diverse applications and their impact on sales prediction.
The review identifies key challenges in traditional pricing strategies, including the limitations in adapting to real-time market dynamics and predicting consumer behavior accurately. DRL, with its ability to learn from data and adjust strategies iteratively, offers a solution to these challenges. The paper examines various DRL models employed in dynamic pricing, such as Q-learning and policy gradient methods, assessing their effectiveness in capturing the intricate patterns of consumer behavior.
Moreover, the review assesses the practical implications of implementing DRL in sales prediction, discussing case studies across industries to showcase successful applications and elucidate potential areas for improvement. It explores how DRL can contribute to personalized pricing strategies, tailoring offers to individual customers based on their preferences and historical interactions.