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• Timely After-Sales Service and Technology Adoption: Evidence from the Off-Grid Solar Market in Uganda AI翻译
  作者：Kundu, Amrita; Ramdas, Kamalini
  作者单位：Georgetown University; University of London; London Business School
  摘要：Problem definition: Adoption and continued use of novel technologies have the potential to significantly accelerate social and economic development in emerging markets. In this paper, we examine to what extent timely after-sales service-that is, faster resolution of repair tasks-impacts technology adoption. In particular, we empirically assess the impact of service wait times on the adoption of solar home systems by first-time users (i.e., adopters of the technology) in off-grid Uganda. Academ...
• Collaboration Structures in Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems: An Exploratory Study of Accountable Care Organizations AI翻译
  作者：Lan, Yingchao; Chandrasekaran, Aravind; Goradia, Deepa; Walker, Daniel
  作者单位：University of Nebraska System; University of Nebraska Lincoln; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
  摘要：Problem definition: This study explores the performance implications of collaboration structures in an integrated healthcare delivery system, namely, an accountable care organization (ACO). ACOs consist of providers from various stages of the care continuum (preacute, acute, and postacute) that voluntarily assume collective responsibility for the quality and cost of care for a defined patient population. Academic/practical relevance: ACOs' unsatisfied outcomes are largely due to a lack of prov...
• Sustainability in the Fast Fashion Industry AI翻译
  作者：Long, Xiaoyang; Nasiry, Javad
  作者单位：University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; McGill University
  摘要：Problem definition: A fast fashion system allows firms to react quickly to changing consumer demand by replenishing inventory (via quick response) and introducing more fashion styles. In this paper, we study the environmental impact of the fast fashion business model by analyzing its implications for product quality, variety, and inventory decisions. Relevance: Our work establishes a much-needed understanding of the link between the fast fashion business model and its environmental consequence...
• Energy-Aware and Delay-Sensitive Management of a Drone Delivery System AI翻译
  作者：Liu, Weiliang; Sun, Xu
  作者单位：National University of Singapore; State University System of Florida; University of Florida
  摘要：Problem definition: This paper considers a drone delivery system that delivers packages to multiple locations using a model that captures three distinctive features of interest: first, a battery-operated drone that can fly a limited number of distance units on a full battery; second, a set of demand locations with different flight distances and service-level requirements; and third, an adjustable flight speed to trade off energy efficiency for faster deliveries. By leveraging drone speed, job ...
• Competition Between Hospitals Under Bundled Payments and Fee-for-Service: An Equilibrium Analysis of Insurer's Choice AI翻译
  作者：Han, Zheng; Arikan, Mazhar; Mallik, Suman
  作者单位：Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Science & Technology of China, CAS; University of Kansas
  摘要：Problem definition: We consider the quality competition between two hospitals under the plan of one insurer. The insurer aims to maximize the overall achievable quality in the system by selecting either the fee-for-service (FFS) or the bundled payment (BP) scheme to compensate each hospital. The demand, the costs, and the probability of successfully treating patients depend on a hospital's chosen quality. Under such a setting, we use game theoretic models to study the choice of insurer and the...
• Can Deep Reinforcement Learning Improve Inventory Management? Performance on Lost Sales, Dual-Sourcing, and Multi-Echelon Problems AI翻译
  作者：Gijsbrechts, Joren; Boute, Robert N.; Van Mieghem, Jan A.; Zhang, Dennis J.
  作者单位：Universidade Catolica Portuguesa; Vlerick Business School; KU Leuven; Northwestern University; Washington University (WUSTL)
  摘要：Problem definition: Is deep reinforcement learning (DRL) effective at solving inventory problems? Academic/practical relevance: Given that DRL has successfully been applied in computer games and robotics, supply chain researchers and companies are interested in its potential in inventory management. We provide a rigorous performance evaluation of DRL in three classic and intractable inventory problems: lost sales, dual sourcing, and multi-echelon inventory management. Methodology: We model eac...
• Ride-Hailing Platforms: Competition and Autonomous Vehicles AI翻译
  作者：Siddiq, Auyon; Taylor, Terry A.
  作者单位：University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; University of California System; University of California Berkeley
  摘要：Problem definition: Ride-hailing platforms, which are currently struggling with profitability, view autonomous vehicles (AVs) as important to their long-term profitability and prospects. Are competing platforms helped or harmed by platforms' obtaining access to AVs? Are the humans who participate on the platforms-driver-workers and rider-consumers (hereafter, agents)-collectively helped or harmed by the platforms' access to AVs? How do the conditions under which access to AVs reduces platform ...
• On Designing a Socially Optimal Expedited Service and Its Impact on Individual Welfare AI翻译
  作者：Roet-Green, Ricky; Shetty, Aditya
  作者单位：University of Rochester
  摘要：Problem definition: We consider the problem faced by a welfare-maximizing service provider who must make a decision on how to split a fixed quantity of resources between two variants of the service: a standard variant and an expedited variant. The service is mandatory, but customers can choose between the two variants. Choosing the expedited variant requires enrollment that incurs a fixed cost per period. Customers are strategic and have the same cost of waiting but are heterogeneous in the ra...
• Coordination of Multiechelon Supply Chains Using the Guaranteed Service Framework AI翻译
  作者：Schoenmeyr, Tor; Graves, Stephen C.
  作者单位：Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  摘要：Problem definition: We use the guaranteed service (GS) framework to investigate how to coordinate a multiechelon supply chain when two self-interested parties control different parts of the supply chain. For purposes of supply chain planning, we assume that each stage in a supply chain operates with a local base-stock policy and can provide guaranteed service to its customers, as long as the customer demand falls within certain bounds. Academic/practical relevance: The GS framework for supply ...
• Product Flexibility Strategy Under Supply and Demand Risk AI翻译
  作者：Wang, Yimin; Webster, Scott
  作者单位：Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
  摘要：Problem definition: With heightened global uncertainty, supply chain managers are under increasing pressure to craft strategies that accommodate both supply and demand risks. Although product flexibility is a well-understood strategy to accommodate risk, there is no clear guidance on the optimal flexibility configuration of a supply network that comprises both unreliable primary suppliers and reliable backup suppliers. Academic/practical relevance: Existing literature examines the value of fle...