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作者：Kaplan, Edward H.
作者单位：Yale University; Yale University; Yale University
摘要：Policy modeling refers to the application of operations research and allied quantitative methods to model policy problems. The idea is to help make better policy choices when data are uncertain or unavailable, the time allowed for analysis is very short relative to the natural time scale of the problem, or other resources seemingly necessary for analysis are constrained. This article reviews some personal adventures in policy modeling with attention to problem introduction, the role of operati...
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作者：Mun, Kwon Gi; Zhao, Yao; Rafique, Raza Ali
作者单位：Fairleigh Dickinson University; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Newark; Lahore University of Management Sciences
摘要：Problem definition: In this paper, we identify the unique challenges and trade-offs in hydro system development for developing countries and provide a supply chain perspective to expand these countries' hydro networks for energy, irrigation, and flood control. Academic/practical relevance: The interconnected issues of water, energy, food, and flood are among the most formidable challenges faced by developing countries worldwide. The development of hydro systems has the potential to address all...
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作者：Wang, Yulan; Niu, Baozhuang; Guo, Pengfei; Song, Jing-Sheng
作者单位：Hong Kong Polytechnic University; South China University of Technology; Duke University
摘要：Problem definition: In a supply network consisting of a buyer, a purchasing agent, and a supplier, the buyer can procure the component from the supplier directly and rely on the purchasing agent for complementary services (named direct sourcing (DS)) or authorize the purchasing agent to conduct both procurement and complementary services (named agent sourcing (AS)). When parties bargain pairwisely, how do their bargaining powers influence the equilibrium procurement outsourcing structure? Acad...
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作者：Trivella, Alessio; Nadarajah, Selvaprabu; Fleten, Stein-Erik; Mazieres, Denis; Pisinger, David
作者单位：Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; ETH Zurich; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Chicago; University of Illinois Chicago Hospital; Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU); University of London; Birkbeck University London; Technical University of Denmark
摘要：Problem definition: Merchant commodity and energy production assets operate in markets with volatile prices and exchange rates. Plant closures adversely affect societal entities beyond the specific plant being shut down, such as the parent company and the local community. Motivated by an aluminum producer, we study if mitigating these hard-to-assess broader impacts of a shutdown is financially viable using the plant's operating flexibility. Academic/practical relevance: Our social commerce per...
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作者：Liang, Liping; Atkins, Derek
作者单位：Lingnan University; University of British Columbia
摘要：Problem definition: Buyers can encourage competition among multiple suppliers of goods or services by redistributing their shares of the business based on recent observable performances. This is usually needed because actual efforts or investments by suppliers are typically unobservable, a moral hazard issue. This poses the problem: How should such redistribution be linked to the suppliers' recent performances to motivate the best supplier performance? Academic/practical relevance: Such perfor...
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作者：Cui, Hailong; Rajagopalan, Sampath; Ward, Amy R.
作者单位：University of Southern California; University of Chicago
摘要：Problem definition: Are consumer product returns largely a function of retailers' return policies, or can manufacturers influence them through production characteristics and product attributes? How do operational levers under a manufacturer's control affect return rates? Academic/practical relevance: Consumer returns raise major questions for manufacturers and retailers because losses related to returns are substantial. However, levers commonly used to discourage returns, such as strict return...
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作者：Mills, Alex F.; Helm, Jonathan E.; Wang, Yu
作者单位：City University of New York (CUNY) System; Baruch College (CUNY); Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：Problem definition: Major hospitals frequently lack adequate space to accommodate emergency patients. Managers can take actions to create surge capacity, an immediate additional supply of medical services to accommodate increased demand. We study operational strategies that improve surge capacity, and we identify how they can be most effectively deployed based on the characteristics of individual hospitals. Academic/practical relevance: Recent government regulations in the United States have i...
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作者：Shen, Hao; Liang, Yong; Shen, Zuo-Jun Max
作者单位：Renmin University of China; Tsinghua University; University of California System; University of California Berkeley
摘要：Problem definition: In this paper, we study a reliable hub location model, the objective of which is to minimize the associated costs plus the penalty for unserved demands. The model assigns to each origin-destination pair a primary path and a backup path to hedge against the risk of random disruptions. Aside from the fixed costs of locating hubs, the fixed costs incurred by hub-connecting arcs that exhibit economies of scale in transportation are considered. Academic/practical relevance: The ...
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作者：Carew, Stephanie; Nagarajan, Mahesh; Shechter, Steven; Arneja, Jugpal; Skarsgard, Erik
作者单位：University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia
摘要：Problem definition: Given the variety of urgency levels in highly utilized operating rooms, capacity allocation decisions can have a major impact on how wait times are rationed. We examine a longer-term sequential capacity planning problem in which a hospital allocates operating room time to different surgical specialties. We seek to minimize an urgency-weighted wait-time metric. Academic/practical relevance: Our data set on patient selection patterns revealed considerable noise in the queuing...
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作者：Li, Krista J.
作者单位：Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：Problem definition: New technology enables firms to recognize customers from their purchase histories and then provide different quality levels of product features or services for repeat and new customers. Extant research has examined behavior-based price discrimination (BBP)-that is, how firms set different prices for repeat and new customers. This research extends the literature by investigating behavior-based quality discrimination to reveal the unique effects of quality discrimination beyo...
