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作者：Chen, Yiwei; Hu, Ming
作者单位：University System of Ohio; University of Cincinnati; University of Toronto
摘要：Problem definition: We study a dynamic market over a finite horizon for a single product or service in which buyers with private valuations and sellers with private supply costs arrive following Poisson processes. A single market-making intermediary decides dynamically on the ask and bid prices that will be posted to buyers and sellers, respectively, and on the matching decisions after buyers and sellers agree to buy and sell. Buyers and sellers can wait strategically for better prices after t...
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作者：Gurvich, Itai; O'Leary, Kevin J.; Wang, Lu; Van Mieghem, Jan A.
作者单位：Cornell University; Northwestern University; Feinberg School of Medicine; Northwestern University
摘要：Problem definition: Collaboration is important in services but may lead to interruptions. Professionals exercise discretion on when to preempt individual tasks to switch to collaborative tasks. Academic/practical relevance: Discretionary task switching can introduce changeover times when resuming the preempted task and, thus, can increase total processing time. Methodology: We analyze and quantify how collaboration, through interruptions and discretionary changeovers, affects total processing ...
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作者：Gao, Fei
作者单位：Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：Problem definition: In a cause marketing (CM) campaign, a firm donates part of its sales revenue to a charity for a social cause when customers purchase the cause-linked product. We study a firm's pricing decisions with CM and the implications for the participating charity. We also consider the design and distribution of cause-linked products. Academic/practical relevance: CM has become popular in recent years. However, there is little analytical work on how a firm's strategic actions (e.g., p...
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作者：Broek, Michiel A. J. uit het; Teunter, Ruud H.; de Jonge, Bram; Veldman, Jasper; Van Foreest, Nicky D.
作者单位：University of Groningen
摘要：Problem Definition: Many production systems deteriorate over time as a result of load and stress caused by production. The deterioration rate of these systems typically depends on the production rate, implying that the equipment's deterioration rate can be controlled by adjusting the production rate. We introduce the use of condition monitoring to dynamically adjust the production rate to minimize maintenance costs and maximize production revenues. We study a single-unit system for which the n...
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作者：Agrawal, Vishal; Oraiopoulos, Nektarios
作者单位：Georgetown University; University of Cambridge
摘要：Problem definition: How should decision rights be allocated between firms occupying different positions in the value chain to maximize the value of a codevelopment project? Academic/practical relevance: We contribute to the operations management literature on the benefits and challenges of codevelopment initiatives by looking at the design of optimal governance structures that specify the allocation of rights to make certain decisions. Our problem is motivated by real-world challenges observed...
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作者：Lu, Tao; Chen, Ying-Ju; Fransoo, Jan C.; Lee, Chung-Yee
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Kuhne Logistics University; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
摘要：Problem definition: We study a shipper transporting and selling a short life-cycle product to a destination market via two competing transportation service providers (i.e., carriers). The two carriers offer distinct speeds and competing freight rates, whereas customers in the destination market obtain higher utility if they receive the product earlier and their time preferences are heterogeneous. Academic/practical relevance: Perishable products are commonly shipped via multiple means of trans...
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作者：Zhang, Can; Atasu, Atalay; Ayer, Turgay; Toktay, L. Beril
作者单位：Duke University; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
摘要：Problem definition: We analyze a resource allocation problem faced by medical surplus recovery organizations (MSROs) that recover medical surplus products to fulfill the needs of underserved healthcare facilities in developing countries. The objective of this study is to identify implementable strategies to support recipient selection decisions to improve MSROs' value provision capability. Academic/practical relevance: MSRO supply chains face several challenges that differ from those in tradit...
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作者：Ding, Shiman; Kaminsky, Philip M.
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Berkeley
摘要：Problem definition: We bound the value of collaboration in a decentralized multisupplier multiretailer setting, where several suppliers ship to several retailers throu a shared warehouse, and outbound trucks from the warehouse contain the products of multiple suppliers. Academicl practical relevance: In an emerging trend in the grocery dustry, multiple suppliers and retailers share a warehouse to facilitate horizontal collaboration, lower transportation costs, and increase delivery frequencies...
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作者：Chen, Ying-Ju; Dai, Tinglong; Korpeoglu, C. Gizem; Korpeoglu, Ersin; Sahin, Ozge; Tang, Christopher S.; Xiao, Shihong
作者单位：Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Johns Hopkins University; Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University; University of London; University College London; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
摘要：Economic growth in many countries is increasingly driven by successful startups that operate as online platforms. These success stories have motivated us to define and classify various online platforms according to their business models. This study discusses strategic and operational issues arising from five types of online platforms (resource sharing, matching, crowdsourcing, review, and crowdfunding) and presents some research opportunities for operations management scholars to explore.
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作者：Sfekas, Andrew
作者单位：Cornerstone Research
摘要：Problem definition: This study examines the relationship between organizational focus, diversification of services, and consumer choice in the market for healthcare services. Academic/practical relevance: While previous studies have examined the roles of focus and diversification in efficiency and quality of care, their role in patient choice has received less attention. Methods: We use hospital inpatient data from the state of Florida for the years 2006-2010 to examine this problem in the con...
