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作者：Bernstein, Fernando; Chakraborty, Soudipta; Swinney, Robert
作者单位：Duke University; University of Kansas
摘要：Problem definition: We analyze a firm that sells repeatedly to a customer population overmultiple periods. Although this setting has been studied extensively in the context of dynamic pricing-selling the same product in each period at a varying price-we consider intertemporal content variation, wherein the price is the same in every period, but the firm varies the content available over time. Customers learn their utility on purchasing and decide whether to purchase again in subsequent periods...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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作者：Lei, Yanzhe (Murray); Jasin, Stefanus; Uichanco, Joline; Vakhutinsky, Andrew
作者单位：Queens University - Canada; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; Oracle
摘要：Problem definition: We study a joint product framing and order fulfillment problem with both inventory and cardinality constraints faced by an e-commerce retailer. There is a finite selling horizon and no replenishment opportunity. In each period, the retailer needs to decide how to frame (i.e., display, rank, price) each product on his or her website as well as how to fulfill a new demand. Academic/practical relevance: E-commerce retail is known to suffer from thin profit margins. Using the d...
