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作者：de Vries, Jelle; de Koster, Rene; Stam, Daan
作者单位：Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC
摘要：A controlled field experiment investigates order picking performance in terms of productivity. We examined three manual picker-to-parts order picking methods (parallel, zone, and dynamic zone picking) under two different incentive systems (competition-based vs. cooperation-based) for pickers with different regulatory foci (prevention-focus vs. promotion-focus). The study was carried out in a warehouse erected especially for the purposes of order picking research. Our results show that when usi...
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作者：Olbert, Henning; Protopappa-Sieke, Margarita; Thonemann, Ulrich W.
作者单位：University of Cologne
摘要：Delivery time differentiation is a supply chain concept that has been implemented in various industries, but not yet in the automotive industry. One reason is that the effects of delivery time differentiation on the supply chain are not well understood. The BMW Group, for instance, has considered offering an express order option, where express orders bypass standard orders in the supply chain processes to achieve short delivery times. Express orders distort planning processes, increase operati...
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作者：Wang, Huaqing; Gurnani, Haresh; Erkoc, Murat
作者单位：St. Thomas University; Wake Forest University; University of Miami
摘要：We analyze the role of pricing and branding in an incumbent firm's decision when facing competition from an entrant firm with limited capacity. We do so by studying two price competition models (Stackelberg and Nash), where we consider the incumbent's entry-deterrence pricing strategy based on a potential entrant's capacity size. In an extension, we also study a branding model, where the incumbent firm, in addition to pricing, can also invest in influencing market preference for its product. W...
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作者：Joglekar, Nitin R.; Davies, Jane; Anderson, Edward G.
作者单位：Boston University; University of Cambridge; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
摘要：The research domain Industry Studies and Public Policy (IS&PP) seeks to further our understanding of industrial practices and managerial challenges by explicitly considering contextual details in the design and interpretation of research studies. These details can be vital considerations when shaping public policies. This article reviews a sample of IS&PP publications and analyzes the content of 180 selected papers85 papers published in the Production and Operations Management (POM) journal an...
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作者：Martagan, Tugce; Krishnamurthy, Ananth; Leland, Peter A.; Maravelias, Christos T.
作者单位：Eindhoven University of Technology; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison
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作者：Gupta, Varun; Cakanyildirim, Metin
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
摘要：Willingness To Pay (WTP) of customers plays an anchoring role in pricing. This study proposes a new choice model based on WTP, incorporating sequential decision making, where the products with positive utility of purchase are considered in the order of customer preference. We compare WTP-choice model with the commonly used (multinomial) Logit model with respect to the underlying choice process, information requirement, and independence of irrelevant alternatives. Using WTP-choice model, we fin...
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作者：Li, Xin; Guo, Pengfei; Lian, Zhaotong
作者单位：Macau University of Science & Technology; Hong Kong Polytechnic University; University of Macau
摘要：We consider a system in which two competing servers provide customer-intensive services and the service reward is affected by the length of service time. The customers are boundedly rational and choose their service providers according to a logit model. We demonstrate that the service provider revenue function is unimodal in the service rate, its decision variable, and show that the service rate competition has a unique and stable equilibrium. We then study the price decision under three scena...
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作者：Oh, Sechan; Ozer, Ozalp
作者单位：International Business Machines (IBM); IBM USA; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
摘要：This paper studies a stochastic model of optimal stopping processes, which arise frequently in operational problems (e.g., when a manager needs to determine an optimal epoch to stop a process). For such problems, we propose an effective method of characterizing the structure of the optimal stopping policy for the class of discrete-time optimal stopping problems. Using this method, we also derive a set of metatheorems that can help identify when a threshold or control-band type stopping policy ...
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作者：Guo, Hong; Easley, Robert F.
作者单位：University of Notre Dame
摘要：We examine the link between network neutrality (NN) and content innovation on the Internet by comparing the impact of NN and packet discrimination (PD) regimes on content innovation. We do this in the context of a two-sided market model that simultaneously considers content provider (CP) and consumer decisions concerning market entry and participation while taking into account consumers' response to network congestion. We find that content innovation flourishes under NN to a greater degree tha...
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作者：Vickery, Shawnee K.; Koufteros, Xenophon; Droege, Cornelia; Calantone, Roger
作者单位：Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School
摘要：Modularity has the potential to impact various facets of new product introduction performance including product development lead time, frequency of new product introduction, on time introduction and product innovation. The impact of modularity on new product introduction performance, however, may vary for different levels of product and process complexity. This study empirically investigates relationships between perceptual measures of product modularity, process modularity, and new product in...
