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作者：Ma, Siqi; Hao, Li; Aloysius, John A.
作者单位：University System of Ohio; University of Akron; University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Fayetteville
摘要：A large body of literature has documented gender differences in prosocial behaviors, but little is known about the implications of different gender pairings of partner firm agents for supply chain performance. Using a production decision experiment which features asymmetric information and asymmetric risk sharing, we report three key findings. First, women are more collaborative than men in the role of both buying agents and supply agents. Second, information about counterparts' gender affects...
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作者：Lucker, Florian; Chopra, Sunil; Seifert, Ralf W.
作者单位：City St Georges, University of London; Northwestern University; Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne; International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
摘要：We focus on the optimal use of risk mitigation inventory (RMI) and reserve capacity to manage disruption risk in serial multi-stage supply chains where product transformation occurs at each stage. We find that under reasonable conditions it is better to hold more RMI downstream than upstream even when the upstream holding costs are lower. We also find that it is often optimal to hold more reserve capacity downstream than upstream. While in one-stage supply chains RMI and reserve capacity alway...
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作者：Wang, Yanqiao; Shen, Zuo-Jun Max
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Berkeley; University of California System; University of California Berkeley; University of Hong Kong; University of Hong Kong
摘要：We study the choice-based constrained assortment optimization problem under the multilevel nested logit model with a no-purchase option in every choice stage. For this problem, each candidate product is associated with a fixed profit. The goal is to identify the optimal assortment satisfying a cardinality constraint to maximize the expected profit per customer. There is a cardinality limitation imposed on nodes in the second lowest level. A polynomial-time algorithm with computational complexi...
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作者：Wang, Jue
作者单位：Queens University - Canada
摘要：We investigate the optimal Bayesian dynamic pricing and demand learning policy over short selling horizons, where the pricing decisions are time-sensitive. The seller fine-tunes the price near an incumbent price in order to maximize the total revenue. The existing literature focuses on policies that are asymptotically optimal, that is, near optimal when the selling horizons are sufficiently long, but little is known about the optimal Bayesian policies, especially over short horizons. We formul...
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作者：Westerweel, Bram; Basten, Rob; den Boer, Jelmar; van Houtum, Geert-Jan
作者单位：Eindhoven University of Technology
摘要：We investigate the benefits of on-site printing at remote geographic locations, where access to spare parts is intermittent and supplies are replenished at fixed intervals. Organizations typically have no solution to spare parts shortages other than expensive expediting orders, or waiting for a part to arrive with the next replenishment. We investigate whether on-site three-dimensional (3D) printing of spare parts can bring relief. Our work extends dual-sourcing literature with fixed order cyc...
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作者：Cohen, Morris A.; Kouvelis, Panos
作者单位：University of Pennsylvania; Washington University (WUSTL)
摘要：What are the attributes of the best-performing supply chains? According to Lee (2004), the best supply chains are agile, adaptable, and ensure the interests of all participating companies stay aligned, that is, The Triple-A framework. Fifteen years later, we find global supply chains exposed, with an increasing frequency and alarming severity, to low probability disruptive shocks. We revisit the question of the current attributes of best-performing supply chains in a highly uncertain and risk ...
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作者：Erhun, Feryal; Kraft, Tim; Wijnsma, Sytske
作者单位：University of Cambridge; North Carolina State University
摘要：In his 2004 article, Professor Hau Lee argues that the best supply chains are not only fast and cost-effective but also agile, adaptable, and aligned. The concept of triple-A supply chains has been extensively studied in academic and trade publications and integrated into numerous operations and supply chain management curricula. It has also influenced the management approach of leaders around the world. Yet since the triple-A concept was first developed, supply chains have become increasingly...
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作者：Gao, Long; Guo, Liang; Orsdemir, Adem
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Riverside; Chinese University of Hong Kong
摘要：Dual channel distribution benefits upstream manufacturers but may irritate downstream retailers. The channel conflict only seems to aggravate when retailers are put at information disadvantage. We show this need not be the case. (i) We demonstrate upstream private information can improve channel efficiency and consumer surplus. The main mechanism is the offsetting interplay of signaling distortion and double marginalization: with private selling cost, the manufacturer may signal her cost by cu...
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作者：Xie, Jingui; Zhuang, Weifen; Ang, Marcus; Chou, Mabel C.; Luo, Li; Yao, David D.
作者单位：Brunel University; Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Science & Technology of China, CAS; Xiamen University; Singapore Management University; National University of Singapore; National University of Singapore; Sichuan University; Columbia University
摘要：Using real data and process flows from two large hospitals (in Singapore and in Chengdu, China) as cases, we illustrate how to apply certain modeling and optimization techniques, along with simulation as a validation tool, to hospital resource planning problems. We demonstrate how these simple analytical tools can help achieve significant improvements in both patient service and resource utilization, and without the need to increase the overall level of existing capacities. Two resource planni...
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作者：Vedantam, Aditya; Demirezen, Emre M.; Kumar, Subodha
作者单位：State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Buffalo, SUNY; State University System of Florida; University of Florida; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University
摘要：As more customers purchase pre-owned apparel, firms are increasingly adopting resale based business models. These models typically operate as either (i) a trade-in and resale program, wherein a firm offers a trade-in discount on a new product and resells the traded-in products, or (ii) a P2P resale marketplace where customers can buy and sell used products to each other. Since different firms choose different resale strategies, it is not clear which strategy is more profitable. Furthermore, al...
