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作者：Huang, Tingliang; Van Mieghem, Jan A.
作者单位：University of London; University College London; Northwestern University
摘要：We consider firms that feature their products on the Internet but take orders offline. Click and order data are disjoint on such non-transactional websites, and their matching is error-prone. Yet, their time separation may allow the firm to react and improve its tactical planning. We introduce a dynamic decision support model that augments the classic inventory planning model with additional clickstream state variables. Using a novel data set of matched online clickstream and offline purchasin...
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作者：Buyukkaramikli, Nasuh C.; Gurler, Ulku; Alp, Osman
作者单位：Eindhoven University of Technology; Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University; Ted University
摘要：In this study, we consider the integrated inventory replenishment and transportation operations in a supply chain where the orders placed by the downstream retailer are dispatched by the upstream warehouse via an in-house fleet of limited size. We first consider the single-item single-echelon case where the retailer operates with a quantity based replenishment policy, (r,Q), and the warehouse is an ample supplier. We model the transportation operations as a queueing system and derive the opera...
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作者：Lu, Ye; Song, Miao
作者单位：City University of Hong Kong; University of Hong Kong
摘要：This paper studies the optimal policy for a periodic-review inventory system in which the production costs consist of a fixed cost and a piecewise linear convex variable cost. Such a cost function can arise from alternate sources of supply or from the use of overtime production. We fully characterize the structure of the optimal policy for the single-period problem. For the multi-period problem, the optimal policy can have disconnected production regions and complicated optimal produce-up-to l...
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作者：Sting, Fabian J.; Huchzermeier, Arnd
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作者：Savva, Nicos; Scholtes, Stefan
作者单位：University of London; London Business School; University of Cambridge
摘要：We study three contractual arrangements-co-development, licensing, and co-development with opt-out options-for the joint development of new products between a small and financially constrained innovator firm and a large technology company, as in the case of a biotech innovator and a major pharma company. We formulate our arguments in the context of a two-stage model, characterized by technical risk and stochastically changing cost and revenue projections. The model captures the main disadvanta...
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作者：Eftekhar, Mahyar; Masini, Andrea; Robotis, Andreas; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.
作者单位：Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris; INSEAD Business School
摘要：This article aims to identify optimal vehicle procurement policies for organizations engaged in humanitarian development programs and to derive general insights on the characteristics of these policies. Toward that end, we follow an inductive approach. First, we study the operations of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in three representative countries: Sudan, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia. Using a linear programming (LP) model primed with field data provided by the ICRC, we calc...
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作者：Wang, Yulan; Niu, Baozhuang; Guo, Pengfei
作者单位：Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Sun Yat Sen University
摘要：In a three-tier supply chain comprising an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), a contract manufacturer (CM), and a supplier, there exist two typical outsourcing structures: control and delegation. Under the control structure, the OEM contracts with the CM and the supplier respectively. Under the delegation structure, the OEM contracts with the CM only and the CM subcontracts with the supplier. We compare the two outsourcing structures under a push contract (whereby orders are placed before ...
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作者：Katok, Elena; Olsen, Tava; Pavlov, Valery
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; University of Auckland
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作者：Rajapakshe, Tharanga; Dawande, Milind; Gavirneni, Srinagesh; Sriskandarajah, Chelliah; Panchalavarapu, P. Rao
作者单位：State University System of Florida; University of Florida; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; Cornell University; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School
摘要：A dedicated subnetwork (DSN) refers to a subset of lanes, with associated loads, in a shipper's transportation network, for which resourcestrucks, drivers, and other equipmentare exclusively assigned to accomplish shipping requirements. The resources assigned to a DSN are not shared with the rest of the shipper's network. Thus, a DSN is an autonomously operated subnetwork and, hence, can be subcontracted. We address a novel problem of extracting a DSN for outsourcing to one or more subcontract...
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作者：Chen, Lijian; Li, Shanling; Wang, Letian
作者单位：West Virginia University; McGill University; Deutsche Bank
摘要：The authors of this article outline a capacity planning problem in which a risk-averse firm reserves capacities with potential suppliers that are located in multiple low-cost countries. While demand is uncertain, the firm also faces multi-country foreign currency exposures. This study develops a mean-variance model that maximizes the firm's optimal utility and derives optimal utility and optimal decisions in capacity and financial hedging size. The authors show that when demand and exchange ra...
