2022

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• Budgeting in International Humanitarian Organizations AI翻译
  作者：Fard, Milad Keshvari; Ljubic, Ivana; Papier, Felix
  作者单位：Newcastle University - UK; ESSEC Business School; ESSEC Business School
  摘要：Problem definition: International humanitarian organizations (IHOs) prepare a detailed annual allocation plan for operations that are conducted in the countries they serve. The annual plan is strongly affected by the available financial budget. The budget of IHOs is derived from donations, which are typically limited, uncertain, and to a large extent earmarked for specific countries or programs. These factors, together with the specific utility function of IHOs, render budgeting for IHOs a cha...
• The Incentive Game Under Target Effects in Ridesharing: A Structural Econometric Analysis AI翻译
  作者：Chen, Xirong; Li, Zheng; Ming, Liu; Zhu, Weiming
  作者单位：University of International Business & Economics; North Carolina State University; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; University of Navarra; IESE Business School
  摘要：Problem definition: We study a ridesharing platform's optimal bonus-setting decisions for capacity and profit maximization problems in which drivers set daily income targets. Academic and Practical Relevance: Sharing-economy companies have been providing monetary rewards to incentivize self-scheduled drivers to work longer. We study the effectiveness of the monetary bonus scheme in the context of the ridesharing industry, where the drivers are highly heterogeneous and set income targets. Metho...
• Sourcing from a Self-Reporting Supplier: Strategic Communication of Social Responsibility in a Supply Chain AI翻译
  作者：Lu, Tao; Tomlin, Brian
  作者单位：University of Connecticut; Dartmouth College
  摘要：Problem definition: To manage supplier social responsibility (SR), somefirmshave adopted a self-assessment strategy whereby they ask suppliers to self-report SR capa-bilities. Self-reported information is difficult to verify, and this leads to an important credi-bility question: can a buyer expect truthful reporting? We examine whether a supplier'sSRcapability can be credibly communicated through free and unverifiable self-reporting.Aca-demic/practical relevance:SRisastrategicfocusforfirms bec...
• Partnerships in Urban Mobility: Incentive Mechanisms for Improving Public Transit Adoption AI翻译
  作者：Siddiq, Auyon; Tang, Christopher S.; Zhang, Jingwei
  作者单位：University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
  摘要：Problem definition: Because of a prolonged decline in public transit ridership over the last decade, transit agencies across the United States are in financial crisis. To entice commuters to travel by public transit instead of driving personal vehicles, municipal governments must address the last-mile problem by providing convenient and affordable transportation between a commuter's home and a transit station. This challenge raises an important question: Is there a cost-effective mechanism tha...
• Channel Structures of Online Retail Platforms AI翻译
  作者：Ha, Albert Y.; Tong, Shilu; Wang, Yunjie
  作者单位：Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Renmin University of China
  摘要：Problem definition: This paper investigates the channel choice problem of an online platform that exerts service effort to enhance the demand in its sales channels. Academic/practical relevance: In the existing literature on the channel structure of an online retail platform, it is usually assumed that a manufacturer sells through either the platform's agency or reselling channel but not both. In practice, many manufacturers sell the same products through both channels of the same online retai...
• Coping with Spatial Mismatch: Subsidy Design for Electric Vehicle and Charging Markets AI翻译
  作者：Zhang, Wei; Dou, Yifan
  作者单位：University of Hong Kong; Fudan University
  摘要：Problem definition: We study how the government should design the subsidy policy to promote electric vehicle (EV) adoptions effectively and efficiently when there might be a spatial mismatch between the supply and demand of charging piles. Academic/practical relevance: EV charging infrastructures are often built by third-party service providers (SPs). However, profit-maximizing SPs might prefer to locate the charging piles in the suburbs versus downtown because of lower costs although most EV ...
• Overbooked and Overlooked: Machine Learning and Racial Bias in Medical Appointment Scheduling AI翻译
  作者：Samorani, Michele; Harris, Shannon L.; Blount, Linda Goler; Lu, Haibing; Santoro, Michael A.
  作者单位：Santa Clara University; Virginia Commonwealth University
  摘要：Problem definition: Machine learning is often employed in appointment scheduling to identify the patients with the greatest no-show risk, so as to schedule them into or right after overbooked slots. That scheduling decision maximizes the clinic performance, as measured by a weighted sum of all patients' waiting time and the provider's overtime and idle time. However, if a racial group is characterized by a higher no-show risk, then the patients belonging to that racial group will be scheduled ...
• Supply Chain Coordination for E-Commerce: Risk Penalty vs. Flat Rate AI翻译
  作者：Song, Ju Myung; Zhao, Yao
  作者单位：University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Lowell; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University Newark; Rutgers University New Brunswick
  摘要：Problem definition: We study the coordination of an E-commerce supply chain between online sellers and third party shippers to meet random demand surges, induced by, for instance, online shopping holidays. Academic/practical relevance: Motivated by the challenge of meeting the unpredictable demand surges in E-commerce, we study shipping contracts and supply chain coordination between online sellers and third party shippers in a novel model taking into account the unique features of the shippin...
• Welfare Implications of Congestion Pricing: Evidence from SFpark AI翻译
  作者：Feldman, Pnina; Li, Jun; Tsai, Hsin-Tien
  作者单位：Boston University; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; National University of Singapore
  摘要：Problem definition: Congestion pricing offers an appealing solution to urban parking problems-charging varying rates across time and space as a function of congestion may shift demand and improve allocation of limited resources. It aims to increase the accessibility of highly desired public goods and to reduce traffic caused by drivers who search for available parking spaces. At the same time, complex policies make it harder for consumers to make search-based decisions. We investigate the effe...
• The Effects of Patent Extension and Take-Back on Green AI翻译
  作者：Shi, Tianqin; Petruzzi, Nicholas C.; Chhajed, Dilip
  作者单位：California State University System; San Jose State University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Purdue University System; Purdue University
  摘要：Problem definition: The eco-toxicity arising from unused pharmaceuticals has regulators advocating the benign design concept of green pharmacy, but high research and development expenses can be prohibitive. We therefore examine the impacts of two regulatory mechanisms, patent extension and take-back regulation, on inducing drug man-ufacturers to go green. Academic/practical relevance: One incentive suggested by the Euro-pean Environmental Agency is a patent extension for a company that redesig...