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作者：Bardhan, Indranil; Mithase, Sunil; Lin, Shu
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; California State University System; California State University Fresno
摘要：This paper develops a conceptual model to study the role of outsourcing strategies and plant-level information technology (IT) application infrastructure in the outsourcing of production and support business processes, as well as their subsequent impact on overall plant performance. We validate this model empirically using cross-sectional survey data from U.S. manufacturing plants. We find that some IT applications are more effective at enabling the outsourcing of business processes than other...
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作者：Whitaker, Jonathan; Mithas, Sunil; Krishnan, M. S.
作者单位：University of Richmond; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要：Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology promises to transform supply chain management. Building on previous research in information systems and supply chain management, this paper proposes a theoretical framework for RFID adoption and benefits, and tests the framework using data on u.s. firms. Our analysis suggests that there is a positive association between information technology (IT) application deployment and RFID adoption. We find that RFID implementation spending and partner man...
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作者：Bendoly, Elliot; Rosenzweig, Eve D.; Stratman, Jeff K.
作者单位：Emory University; Utah System of Higher Education; University of Utah
摘要：The widespread adoption of supply chain management principles suggests that managers recognize the importance of evaluating operational decisions holistically. However, it is often difficult to link specific operational practices to strategic level outcomes and in turn to corporate financial results. This presents problems for both managers and academic researchers attempting to justify the often high cost of operational improvement initiatives in terms of objective accounting metrics. This st...
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作者：Barratt, Mark; Choi, Thomas
作者单位：Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要：Using a theory-building approach based on case studies, this research explores the responses of four decentralized business units to institutional pressure to adopt Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) technology. The institutional pressure emanates from the Department of Defense, and the affected decentralized business units operate in a large defense contractor. Institutional theory explains how organizations respond to external pressures to adopt new procedures, policies, and technologies. ...
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作者：Hopp, Wallace J.; Iravani, Seyed M. R.; Shou, Biying
作者单位：Northwestern University
摘要：Improving performance of production systems is a critical but often unstructured activity. To help managers convert ad hoc or trial & error improvement efforts into efficient and systematic reviews, we develop a diagnostic tree which decomposes a performance improvement objective into successively more concrete sub-objectives and finally into potential improvement strategies. Based on principles from the Operations Management literature, this tree is structured to enable a non-specialist to be...
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作者：Xia, Cathy H.; Dube, Parijat
作者单位：International Business Machines (IBM); IBM USA
摘要：High volatility of the e-services market, due to increasing competition, low life cycle of products, and easy availability of information about competing service offerings to customers, makes the demand for service offerings quite uncertain. Revenue management in such markets calls for real-time techniques to learn the demand and its dependence on both the price and the service level associated with the service offering. We assume firms reply on exploratory approaches for demand estimation, in...
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作者：Dutta, Amitava; Lee, Hau L.; Whang, Seungjin
作者单位：George Mason University; Stanford University
摘要：As RFID technology matures and organizations seek to deploy it in their business operations, a basic objective in the endeavor is that of extracting business value from the technology. This paper examines three dimensions of the value proposition of RFID and attempts to identify areas for further investigation. The first dimension consists of the generic architecture of RFID implementations and the drivers of value that can result from its components. The second consists of measurement issues ...
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作者：Mithas, Sunil; Jones, Joni L.
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; State University System of Florida; University of South Florida
摘要：Although the initial euphoria about Internet-enabled reverse auctions has given way to a cautious but widespread use of reverse auctions in business-to-business (13213) procurement, there is a limited understanding of the effect of auction design parameters on buyer surplus. In this paper, we study the effect of bidding competition, information asymmetry, reserve price, bid decrement, auction duration, and bidder type on buyer surplus. We collected field data on more than 700 online procuremen...
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作者：Shen, Zuo-Jun Max; Su, Xuanming
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Berkeley; University of California System; University of California Berkeley
摘要：Customer behavior modeling has been gaining increasing attention in the operations management community. In this paper we review current models of customer behavior in the revenue management and auction literatures and suggest several future research directions.
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作者：Heydenreich, Birgit; Muller, Rudolf; Uetz, Marc
作者单位：Maastricht University
摘要：We survey different models, techniques, and some recent results to tackle machine scheduling problems within a distributed setting. In traditional optimization, a central authority is asked to solve a (computationally hard) optimization problem. In contrast, in distributed settings there are several agents, possibly equipped with private information that is not publicly known, and these agents must interact to derive a solution to the problem. Usually the agents have their individual preferenc...
