The Auction Model: How the Public Sector Can Leverage the Power of E-Commerce through Dynamic Pricing

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By

David C. Wyld

Merritt Professor of Management, Department of Management and Business Administration

Southeastern Louisiana University dwyld@selu.edu

This report explores the vast potential that online auctions present for policy-makers and executives at all levels of government. The study focuses on how the auction model and dynamic pricing can reinvent the way in which government units execute purchasing, disposal of surplus, obsolete, or seized property, and internal allocation of resources. The report examines both the theoretical concepts that will drive government's involvement in online auctions, as well as practical application methods for implementing the auction model. Technology and E-Government

The Auction Model: How the Public Sector Can Leverage the Power of E-Commerce through Dynamic Pricing