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作者：Altay, Nezih; Pal, Raktim
作者单位：DePaul University; James Madison University
摘要：The basis for this article is an information-processing view of the UN's cluster approach. We use agent-based modeling and simulations to show that clusters, if properly utilized, encourage better information flow and thus facilitate effective response to disasters. The article intends to turn the attention of the humanitarian community to the importance of sharing information and the role of cluster leads in facilitating humanitarian aid. Our results indicate that if cluster leads act as info...
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作者：Bala, Ram; Krishnan, V.; Zhu, Wenge
作者单位：Santa Clara University; University of California System; University of California San Diego
摘要：Distributed product development is becoming increasingly prevalent in a number of industries. We study how the global distribution of product development impacts the profit-maximizing product line that a firm offers. Specifically, we formulate a model to understand the linkage between cost arbitrage as a driver of distributed development and consequent market implications such as customer perceived quality loss to remotely developed products. Analysis of the model reveals that a firm should ex...
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作者：Gralla, Erica; Goentzel, Jarrod; Fine, Charles
作者单位：George Washington University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
摘要：Humanitarian aid agencies deliver emergency supplies and services to people affected by disasters. Scholars and practitioners have developed modeling approaches to support aid delivery planning, but they have used objective functions with little validation as to the trade-offs among the multiple goals of aid delivery. We develop a method to value the performance of aid delivery plans based on expert preferences over five key attributes: the amount of cargo delivered, the prioritization of aid ...
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作者：Gray, John V.; Massimino, Brett
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; Cornell University
摘要：With increasing frequency, firms are locating their operations in disparate countries with distinct national cultures and languages. This study develops and empirically tests hypotheses relating an operation's process compliance performance to (1) the presence of a language difference between the location of the operation and that of headquarters and (2) the national culture of the location of the operation and that of headquarters. Employing an international sample of pharmaceutical manufactu...
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作者：Balcik, Burcu; Ak, Deniz
作者单位：Ozyegin University; Kadir Has University
摘要：In this study, we consider the supplier selection problem of a relief organization that wants to establish framework agreements (FAs) with a number of suppliers to ensure quick and cost-effective procurement of relief supplies in responding to sudden-onset disasters. Motivated by the FAs in relief practice, we focus on a quantity flexibility contract in which the relief organization commits to purchase a minimum total quantity from each framework supplier over a fixed agreement horizon, and, i...
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作者：Wei, Xueqi (David); Nault, Barrie R.
作者单位：Fudan University; University of Calgary
摘要：Large sunk costs of development, negligible costs of reproduction, and distribution resulting in economies of scale distinguish information goods from physical goods. Versioning is a way firms may take advantage of these properties. However, in a baseline model where consumers differ in their tastes for quality, an information goods monopolist only offers one version, and this differs from what we observe in practice. We explore formulations that add features to the baseline model that result ...
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作者：Ergun, Oezlem; Gui, Luyi; Heier Stamm, Jessica L.; Keskinocak, Pinar; Swann, Julie
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; Kansas State University; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
摘要：Humanitarian supply chains involve many different entities, such as government, military, private, and non-governmental organizations and individuals. Well-coordinated interactions between entities can lead to synergies and improved humanitarian outcomes. Information technology (IT) tools can help facilitate collaboration, but cost and other barriers have limited their use. We document the use of an IT tool to improve last-mile supply distribution and data management in one of many camps for i...
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作者：Starr, Martin K.; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.
作者单位：Rollins College; INSEAD Business School
摘要：The Genesis of this Special Issue came from the Board of the POMS College on Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management (HO&CM). It was seen as a necessary initiative to define the field and examine research opportunities. This Special Issue shows that humanitarian operations pose challenges for P/OM researchers and practitioners that differ markedly from those of conventional supply chains associated with profitable enterprises. On the basis of the eight articles in this Special Issue, we ...
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作者：Van Wassenhove, Luk N.
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作者：McCoy, Jessica H.; Lee, Hau L.
作者单位：Nike Inc; Stanford University
摘要：Inefficiency and inequity are two challenges that plague humanitarian operations and health delivery in resource-limited regions. Increasing capacity in humanitarian and health delivery supply chains is one option that has the potential to improve equity while maintaining efficiency. For example, the nonprofit organization Riders for Health has worked to increase capacity by providing reliable transportation to health workers in rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa; with more motorcycle hours at ...
