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作者：Dreyfus, David; Nair, Anand; Talluri, Srinivas
作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Newark; Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business; Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business
摘要：This study investigates how the affiliation of dialysis facilities within chain organizations of varying sizes impacts efficiency and quality outcomes of these facilities. We develop our hypotheses by building on the literature base that relates to organizational learning. The paper uses a panel dataset spanning the years 2008-2013. The efficiency of the dialysis facilities is operationalized by means of a data envelopment analysis model. This model considers the number of treatments in the di...
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作者：Anand, Gopesh; Larson, Eric C.; Mahoney, Joseph T.
作者单位：University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
摘要：This study provides key arguments and contributions of Kuhn (1970) concerning paradigms, paradigm shifts, and scientific revolutions. We provide interpretations of Kuhn's (1970) key ideas and concepts, especially as they relate to business management research. We conclude by considering the practical implications of paradigms and paradigm shifts for contemporary business management researchers and suggest that ethical rules of conversation are at least as critical for the health of a scientifi...
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作者：Wooten, Joel O.; Donohue, Joan M.; Fry, Timothy D.; Whitcomb, Kathleen M.
作者单位：University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
摘要：As procurement auctions increasingly move to digital platforms, more data and information is available (or can be made available) to bidders. Despite this trend, relatively little is known about the impact of information asymmetries in these settings. We investigate two such differences in first-price sealed-bid reverse auctions with a common value. In a design that mirrors real construction procurement auctions, our laboratory experiment tests the impact of the precision of a bidder's cost es...
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作者：Dhanorkar, Suvrat; Muthulingam, Suresh
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park
摘要：Many governing bodies have launched efforts to shape the operations of manufacturers, administration of civic entities, and behavior of individuals to limit waste generation. Typically, such efforts commence with the enactment of targeted legislations that create operational changes (e.g., recycling fees, collection centers) to the waste collection and disposal processes. For example, over 25 states in the United States have enacted legislations that aim to properly dispose used electronic and...
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作者：Chen, Weidong; Shi, Cong; Duenyas, Izak
作者单位：University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要：We propose the first learning algorithm for single-product, periodic-review, backlogging inventory systems with random production capacity. Different than the existing literature on this class of problems, we assume that the firm has neither prior information about the demand distribution nor the capacity distribution, and only has access to past demand and supply realizations. The supply realizations are censored capacity realizations in periods where the policy need not produce full capacity...
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作者：Yiu, L. M. Daphne; Lam, Hugo K. S.; Yeung, Andy C. L.; Cheng, T. C. E.
作者单位：Macau University of Science & Technology; University of Liverpool; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
摘要：Although much research has been carried out to examine various contextual issues and moderating factors for successful R&D investments, very little research has been conducted to explore the role of a firm's operational and process characteristics. In this study, we explore how firms could possibly enhance the financial returns of R&D investments through quality management, using Six Sigma implementation as an example, and efficiency improvement, using the stochastic frontier estimation of rel...
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作者：Cui, Tony Haitao; Kong, Guangwen; Pourghannad, Behrooz
作者单位：University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Mayo Clinic
摘要：We consider a supply chain with a supplier selling products to a retailer who is boundedly rational. The retailer's orders are randomly distributed around the optimal order quantity. We develop a behavioral model which incorporates human retailers' bounded rationality in the supplier's contractual decisions. In contrast to a supply chain with a fully rational retailer, where a wholesale price contract usually cannot outperform more complicated nonlinear contracts, we find that when the retaile...
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作者：Shi, Tianqin; Chhajed, Dilip; Wan, Zhixi; Liu, Yunchuan
作者单位：California State University System; San Jose State University; California State University System; San Jose State University; Purdue University System; Purdue University; University of Hong Kong; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
摘要：We consider a firm consisting of two divisions, one responsible for designing and manufacturing new products and the other responsible for remanufacturing operations. The firm will sell these new and remanufactured products either directly to the consumer (direct selling) or through an independent retailer (indirect selling). Our study demonstrates that a firm's organizational structure can affect its marketing decisions. Specifically, a decentralized firm with separate manufacturing and reman...
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作者：Westerink-Duijzer, Lotty E.; Schlicher, Loe P. J.; Musegaas, Marieke
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Erasmus University Rotterdam
摘要：Vaccination is a very effective measure to fight an outbreak of an infectious disease, but it often suffers from delayed deliveries and limited stockpiles. To use these limited doses of vaccine effectively, health agencies can decide to cooperate and share their doses. In this study, we analyze this type of cooperation. Typically cooperation leads to an increased total return, but cooperation is only plausible when this total return can be distributed in a stable way. This makes cooperation a ...
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作者：Gupta, Sushil; Starr, Martin K.; Farahani, Reza Zanjirani; Ghodsi, Mahsa Mahboob
作者单位：State University System of Florida; Florida International University; Kingston University; Universite de Montreal; HEC Montreal
摘要：In this study, we review POM-based research related to prevention of terrorism. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) terrorist attacks have the potential to be prevented. Consequently, the focus of this study is on security enhancement and improving the resiliency of a nation to prevent terrorist attacks. Accordingly, we review articles from the 25 top journals, [following procedures developed by Gupta et al. (2016)], in the fields of Production and Operations Management...
