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作者：Sudermann-Merx, Nathan; Rebennack, Steffen; Timpe, Christian
作者单位：BASF; Helmholtz Association; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; BASF
摘要：We present a new crossing number problem, which we refer to as the edge-constrained weighted two-layer crossing number problem (ECW2CN). The ECW2CN arises in layout planning of hose coupling stations at BASF, where the challenge is to find a crossing minimal assignment of tube-connected units to given positions on two opposing layers. This allows the use of robots in an effort to reduce the probability of operational disruptions and to increase human safety. Physical limitations imply maximal ...
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作者：Xiao, Shengsheng; Ho, Yi-Chun (Chad); Che, Hai
作者单位：Shanghai University of Finance & Economics; George Washington University
摘要：In online crowdfunding markets, backers face high uncertainty about the quality of a campaign. To mitigate such uncertainty, crowdfunding platforms often allow campaign creators to post communicative messages-that is, campaign updates and creator comments-to dynamically disclose further information about the campaigns. In addition, previous funding transactions of ongoing campaigns are made publicly available, giving rise to herding among backers. In this research, we aim to understand how com...
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作者：Tang, Qian; Lin, Mei; Kim, Youngsoo
作者单位：Singapore Management University; Texas Tech University System; Texas Tech University
摘要：This study empirically examines the effect of offline store entry on a competing online retailer in the footwear industry and investigates how this effect depends on the relative product assortment and price between the offline store and the online retailer. Using transaction data from a large online footwear retailer and offline store entry data from 19 major shoe retail chains and 3 department store chains, we quantify the entry effect of offline stores. Categorizing offline stores by assort...
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作者：Wang, Ningning; Li, Zhuoxin
作者单位：China University of Petroleum; Boston College
摘要：The development of e-commerce has greatly facilitated the practice that suppliers encroach upon the retail realm of downstream retailers through direct channels (e.g., online stores). The literature in this area has investigated profit-maximizing firms, but the role of other organizational structures is not well understood. This study studies supplier encroachment in which the retailer is a dual-purpose corporation that pursues his own profit as well as consumer surplus. We find that the retai...
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作者：Ghamat, Salar; Zaric, Gregory S.; Pun, Hubert
作者单位：Wilfrid Laurier University; Western University (University of Western Ontario)
摘要：We study gain-sharing agreements in a target price-minimum quality payment system. Our work is inspired by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) bundled payment model. In our model, patients receive care from a hospital and a post-acute care provider. A third-party payer establishes target levels for total billing by the hospital and provider, and a target on the overall quality of care. The hospital and provider receive fee-for-se...
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作者：Feng, Zhichao; Dawande, Milind; Janakiraman, Ganesh
作者单位：Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Science & Technology of China, CAS; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
摘要：While batch processes are ubiquitous across industries, there is little understanding of the determination of the capacity (i.e., the maximum long-term output rate) of such processes. In this study, we consider processes with collaboration (activities may require multiple resources simultaneously) and multitasking (the same resource may be needed for multiple activities), and characterize the capacity of an arbitrary deterministic, single-product process with batch processing and (activity) se...
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作者：De Vries, Harwin; Swinkels, Lisa E.; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam; INSEAD Business School
摘要：Improving access to family planning services is key to achieving many of the United Nations sustainable development goals. To scale up access in remote areas and urban slums, many developing countries deploy mobile family planning teams that visit outreach sites several times per year. Visit frequencies have a significant effect on the total number of clients served and hence the impact of the outreach program. Using a large dataset of visits in Madagascar, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, our study mode...
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作者：Bai, Tian; Kirshner, Samuel N.; Wu, Meng
作者单位：Xi'an Jiaotong University; University of New South Wales Sydney; Sichuan University
摘要：Experimental results support that overconfident newsvendors deviate from the optimal inventory levels to place orders closer to the mean of demand distributions, thereby lowering profits. To improve performance, we investigate whether nonstandard preferences based on prospect theory can manage overconfident newsvendors. We develop a framework where a manager determines a profit-based target, which serves as a reference point in the newsvendor's utility function. We show that target-setting can...
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作者：Chakravarty, Amiya K.
作者单位：Northeastern University
摘要：A rideshare platform acts as an aggregator that connects riders with ride providers (drivers). The drivers are independent workers who share a part of their revenue with the principal, who owns the platform. While drivers have flexible schedules, the fairness of labor contracts and control exercised by the principal have come into question lately. Suggested options include treating the drivers as employees and/or safeguarding a minimum income for them. We study a rideshare platform with blende...
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作者：Mehrotra, Mili; Schmidt, William
作者单位：University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Cornell University
摘要：Companies that experience a disruption in their supply chain often face a difficult decision-either accept the information that they have regarding the duration of the disruption, or invest in collecting better information. This choice is not clear since better information may not be attainable, and if it is attainable, it may not improve operational decision-making. In light of this dilemma, we collaborate with a multinational division of a Fortune 500 manufacturing firm to develop stochastic...
