Automated Deal Guide UI for Promotion Structure Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for generating promotions are inefficient, relying heavily on city planners for approval and analysis, which can delay negotiations and lead to suboptimal promotion quality due to sales representatives' focus on closing deals rather than maximizing promotion value.
Innovation Solution
A system that automates the generation and approval of promotions by populating a structure database with promotion information, allowing sales representatives to create and negotiate promotion structures independently, using scoring and ranking algorithms to ensure 'good' promotion options are offered without city planner intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If city planners manually approve and analyze promotions, then promotion quality can be ensured, but negotiation efficiency and speed are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables sales representatives to independently generate, analyze, and negotiate promotion structures using automated scoring algorithms. The promotion structure generator allows users to input service details and automatically receives scored promotion options without requiring city planner intervention for initial analysis, making the system self-sufficient for quality assessment.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of city planner review and approval is replaced with an automated electronic system that uses algorithms to score and rank promotion structures. The system automatically calculates scores based on predefined criteria, substituting human manual analysis with computational evaluation to maintain quality standards while increasing speed.
2Productivity
If sales representatives focus on closing deals quickly, then negotiation speed increases, but promotion value maximization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis and scoring of promotion structures before negotiations begin. By pre-calculating scores and generating ranked options, the system prepares quality promotion structures in advance, allowing sales representatives to present optimized deals without needing to perform complex analysis during negotiations, thus maintaining both speed and value.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate feedback through automated scoring that indicates the quality and value of promotion structures. This real-time feedback mechanism guides sales representatives toward higher-value promotions by showing scored rankings, ensuring they can identify optimal deals quickly without sacrificing promotion value for speed.
3Measurement precision
If manual promotion analysis is used, then detailed review is possible, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual detailed review with automated algorithmic analysis that processes promotion structures through standardized scoring criteria. The computer system can evaluate multiple parameters simultaneously and calculate comprehensive scores instantly, providing detailed analysis without the time constraints of human review while maintaining measurement precision through structured evaluation frameworks.
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AI summary
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for generating a promotion structure. The method includes receiving an indication of a service offered by a merchant and presenting one or more tiles based on one or more promotion option structures, wherein each tile includes at least one option and a descriptor associated with each included option. The method further includes receiving one or more selections, and generating, by a processor, the promotion structure based on the received one or more selections. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.