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作者：Schaumann, Sarah K.; Thakur-Weigold, Bublu; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.
作者单位：Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; ETH Zurich; INSEAD Business School
摘要：This position paper reframes the ongoing relevance versus rigor debate in operations research (OR) as a Kuhnian epistemological crisis, in which the dominant paradigm of quantitative modeling shows signs of exhaustion. Humanitarian fleet management is presented as an empirical case of extensive operations theory, which has not been implemented by the stakeholders who paid for its production. We propose a possible way out of the crisis by combining hard and soft OR, illustrating the potential w...
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作者：Dou, Yifan; Zhang, Xiaoyang; Wu, D. J.
作者单位：Fudan University; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
摘要：Pricing represents a crucial element in the platform business model search, particularly for startups that face the cold-start problem in launching a two-sided marketplace. In a static setting, the literature recommends the seesaw principle (i.e., charging a relatively low price, even subsidizing, on the one side and a high price on the other) as the solution. However, little is known about whether the seesaw principle still works in a dynamic setting and how it is influenced by intertemporal ...
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作者：Sun, Haoyan; Fang, Eric (Er); Dong, Beibei; Li, Xiaoling
作者单位：Lehigh University; Chongqing University
摘要：Hybrid retailing is an emerging business model that melds traditional reselling with the newer platform approach. A platform owner resells directly to consumers (the reselling model) and also allows third-party retailers (TPRs) to sell on the platform for a commission (the platform model). Given the integral role of TPRs in the hybrid retailing ecosystem, research is imperative to understand how the strategic actions of the platform owner could affect the performance and activities of TPRs. Us...
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作者：Xu, Heng; Zhang, Nan
作者单位：State University System of Florida; University of Florida; American University
摘要：A key challenge facing the use of machine learning (ML) in organizational selection settings (e.g., the processing of loan or job applications) is the potential bias against (racial and gender) minorities. To address this challenge, a rich literature of Fairness-Aware ML (FAML) algorithms has emerged, attempting to ameliorate biases while maintaining the predictive accuracy of ML algorithms. Almost all existing FAML algorithms define their optimization goals according to a selection task, mean...
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作者：Jin, Fujie; Cheng, Yuan; Li, Xitong; Hu, Yu Jeffrey
作者单位：Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE); Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Tsinghua University; Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris; Purdue University System; Purdue University
摘要：In this study, we examine the impact of a new mobile-based, dockless bike-sharing service on public transportation usage. This new bike-sharing model removes the constraint of having fixed stations and gives users full flexibility on where to pick up and return bikes. This innovative feature of dockless bike sharing potentially disrupts the current norms of how people commute. The dockless shared bikes offer easy connections between destinations and public transportation stations. They can pot...
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作者：Li, Shaobo (Kevin); Wang, Le; Huang, Jianxiong; Gopal, Ram; Lin, Zhijie
作者单位：Huazhong University of Science & Technology; Southern University of Science & Technology; City University of Hong Kong; South China University of Technology; University of Warwick; Tsinghua University
摘要：To address the growing obesity crisis, governments are promoting home cooking to improve dietary habits. Home-cooked food-sharing platforms, a manifestation of the sharing economy, offer consumers healthy food options. While the economic benefits of the sharing economy have been extensively studied, little is known about its impact on non-economic factors, such as consumers' health. To address this gap, we conduct an empirical study using data from a mobile kitchen-sharing platform and four co...
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作者：Divey, Shailesh J.; Hekimoglu, Mert Hakan; Ravichandran, T.
作者单位：University of Oregon; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
摘要：This paper investigates a risk-averse firm's investment strategy in real-time event-monitoring technologies coupled with dynamic disruption response decisions. The firm does not know how long the disruption will last, and the event-monitoring solutions provide the firm with a quicker update regarding the length of the disruption. When the firm receives an update, it has the flexibility to revise its initial response action. We model a two-stage stochastic program to study this problem where ri...
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作者：McKie, Erin C.; Chandrasekaran, Aravind; Venkataraman, Sriram
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
摘要：Much of the responsibility for advancing the circular economy has been directed towards firms, yet many reuse opportunities can only be achieved through environmentally compliant, household-level recycling behaviors. In response, policymakers and recycling organizations are using a range of feedback mechanisms to promote household recycling that meets local quality standards. However, the effectiveness of these tactics remains unclear, and stakeholders are divided on the appropriateness of the...
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作者：Anderson, Edward G.; Chandrasekaran, Aravind
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：This research investigates how to sustain process improvement (PI) initiatives in healthcare. Despite the abundant knowledge on PI, we know very little on why and how PI sustains over time. This is particularly true in the context of heterogeneous frontline teams of physicians and nurses with different operational characteristics such as attrition rates, skill sets, training, and goals. Our study builds a model that simulates the mutual, dynamic interaction of these stakeholders with each othe...
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作者：Wang, Tong; Jin, Fujie; Hu, Yu Jeffrey; Feng, Lu; Cheng, Yuan
作者单位：Yale University; Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington; Purdue University System; Purdue University; University of Electronic Science & Technology of China; Tsinghua University
摘要：Medical crowdfunding is a popular channel for people seeking financial assistance to cover their medical expenses, allowing them to collect donations from a large number of donors. However, a mismatch between the supply and demand of donations creates large heterogeneity in the fundraising outcomes across medical crowdfunding campaigns, and such uncertainty can impede the timely planning of treatment for patients. Providing early and accurate forecasts for medical crowdfunding performance can ...
