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作者：Momcheva, Antoaneta; Avgerinos, Emmanouil; Salvador, Fabrizio
作者单位：Stockholm School of Economics; IE University
摘要：Problem definition: We investigate the effect of using subcontracted workers together with permanent workers on project financial performance. Academic/practical relevance: It is widespread practice, across disparate businesses, to staff project teams with subcontracted workers-and yet, despite the prevalence of this phenomenon, there is scant research on how subcontracted workers impact project performance. Investigating such an effect is important because past findings on the effects of subc...
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作者：Gur, Yonatan; Momeni, Ahmadreza
作者单位：Stanford University
摘要：Problem definition: Sequential experiments that are deployed in a broad range of practices are characterized by an exploration-exploitation trade-off that is well understood when in each time period feedback is received only on the action that was selected in that period. However, in many practical settings, additional information may become available between decision epochs. We study the performance that one may achieve when leveraging such auxiliary information and the design of algorithms t...
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作者：Mao, Wenzheng; Ming, Liu; Rong, Ying; Tang, Christopher S.; Zheng, Huan
作者单位：Tongji University; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
摘要：This paper describes the operations of most on-demand meal delivery platforms and discusses how empirical research can improve the operational performance of these platforms. To support and encourage more studies on the operations of on-demand delivery platforms, we provide a unique data set obtained from a meal delivery platform in China. This data set contains operational level data sampled from July 1 to August 31, 2015, in Hangzhou, China. The data set includes information about order plac...
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作者：Wang, Yimin; Yin, Rui; Chen, Xiangjing; Webster, Scott
作者单位：Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要：Problem definition: Complementary sourcing, with which a product depends on both a supplier's and a manufacturer's engineering and production efforts, is ubiquitous in modern supply chains. A unique feature of complementary sourcing is that efforts by one party enhance the marginal value of the other party's efforts. Whereas this positive spillover effect can benefit both parties, it is well-established in the literature that it paradoxically induces a first-mover disadvantage; neither party i...
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作者：Boutilier, Justin J.; Chan, Timothy C. Y.
作者单位：University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; University of Toronto
摘要：Problem definition: Our objective is to design a defibrillator-enabled drone network that augments the existing emergency medical services (EMS) system to rapidly respond to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Academic/practical relevance: OHCA claims more than 400,000 lives each year in North America and is one of the most time-sensitive medical emergencies. Drone-delivered automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have the potential to be a transformative innovation in the provision of eme...
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作者：Lyu, Guodong; Teo, Chung-Piaw
作者单位：National University of Singapore; National University of Singapore
摘要：Problem definition: The Singapore government has recently proposed the concept of Locker Alliance (LA), an interoperable network of public lockers in residential areas and hot spots in community, to improve the efficiency of last mile parcel delivery operations. This is to complement the existing infrastructure, composedmainly of proprietary lockers and collection points in commercial areas set up by large delivery companies. How do we determine the density and coverage of the LA network to pr...
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作者：Meylahn, Janusz M.; den Boer, Arnoud, V
作者单位：University of Amsterdam; University of Amsterdam; University of Amsterdam
摘要：Problem definition: This paper addresses the question whether or not self-learning algorithms can learn to collude instead of compete against each other, without violating existing competition law. Academic/practical relevance: This question is practically relevant (and hotly debated) for competition regulators, and academically relevant in the area of analysis of multi-agent data-driven algorithms. Methodology: We construct a price algorithm based on simultaneous-perturbation Kiefer-Wolfowitz...
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作者：Ryan, Jennifer K.; Shao, Lusheng; Sun, Daewon
作者单位：University of Nebraska System; University of Nebraska Lincoln; University of Melbourne; University of Notre Dame
摘要：Problem definition: We study profit allocation for a sourcing network, in which a buyer sources from a set of differentiated suppliers with limited capacity under uncertain demand for the final product. Whereas the buyer takes the lead in forming the sourcing network and designing the contract mechanism, due to their substantial bargaining power, the suppliers take the lead in determining the terms of the contract. Academic/practical relevance: We identify contracting mechanisms that will ensu...
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作者：Qi, Wei; Sha, Mengyi; Li, Shanling
作者单位：McGill University; McGill University
摘要：Problem definition: We develop a crossdisciplinary analytics framework to understand citywide mobility-energy synergy. In particular, we investigate the potential of shared autonomous electric vehicles (SAEVs) for improving the self-sufficiency and resilience of solar-powered urban microgrids. Academic/practical relevance: Our work is motivated by the ever-increasing interconnection of energy and mobility service systems at the urban scale. We propose models and analytics to characterize the d...
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作者：Chen, Jian; Liang, Yong; Shen, Hao; Shen, Zuo-Jun Max; Xue, Mengying
作者单位：Tsinghua University; Renmin University of China; University of California System; University of California Berkeley; University of Hong Kong; University of Hong Kong; Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Science & Technology of China, CAS
摘要：Problem definition: Observing the retail industry inevitably evolving into omnichannel, we study an offline-channel planning problem that helps an omnichannel retailer make store location and location-dependent assortment decisions in its offline channel to maximize profit across both online and offline channels, given that customers' purchase decisions depend on not only their preferences across products but also, their valuation discrepancies across channels, as well as the hassle costs incu...
