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作者：Sun, Haoying; Kumar, Subodha
作者单位：University of Kentucky; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University
摘要：We study a manufacturer's product preannouncement decision in a setting where there is uncertainty about when an innovative new product design will be finalized for production, and a key component supplier needs to reserve the capacity before the realization of the final product design. The marketing literature has shown that product preannouncement changes the product demand: it may create buzz about the new product so the demand increases; or it may induce stronger competition from rivals so...
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作者：Pan, Xiaodan; Dresner, Martin; Mantin, Benny; Zhang, Jun A.
作者单位：Concordia University - Canada; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University of Luxembourg; University of Miami; National Oceanic Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) - USA; Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML); University of Miami
摘要：The provision of essential supplies is a key service provided by retailers when demand spikes due to consumer stockpiling during environmental emergencies. Moreover, it is important for retailers to quickly recover from these events by replenishing the stock of essential supplies to meet the continuing needs of local residents. The main purpose of this research is to study consumer precautionary stockpiling behavior prior to the onset of hurricane landfalls and determine the impact of this beh...
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作者：Jacobs, Brian W.; Singhal, Vinod R.
作者单位：Pepperdine University; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
摘要：This study provides empirical evidence on the effect of the September 2015 Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal on the stock prices of publicly traded firms in the global automotive ecosystem. We focus on both the supply chain partners of VW-tier-1 suppliers; tier-2 suppliers; and business customers-and three groups of firms that are not VW supply chain partners-other motor vehicle manufacturers; parts manufacturers not identified as VW suppliers; and wholesalers, retailers, and rental agencies...
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作者：Hu, Bin; Mai, Yunke; Pekec, Sasa
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; University of Kentucky; Duke University
摘要：When an innovator outsources the manufacturing of an innovative product to a contract manufacturer (CM) which is also a competitor in the end market, the potential innovation spillover may be a serious concern. We study an innovator's outsourcing decision under spillover risks with an emphasis on theex anteuncertain values of innovations, and distinguish between technical innovations which can only spill over through outsourcing and non-technical innovations which can also spill over in the ma...
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作者：Luo, Jianxi; Whitney, Daniel E.
作者单位：Singapore University of Technology & Design; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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作者：Zhang, Fuqiang; Wu, Xiaole; Tang, Christopher S.; Feng, Tianjun; Dai, Yue
作者单位：Washington University (WUSTL); Fudan University; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
摘要：This forum study examines the past and the future of Operations Management (OM) research. First, we investigate the evolution of OM research from 1997 to 2018 by using machine learning tools to analyze all OM papers published in five journals (JOM, MS, M&SOM, POM, and OR), and find that the number of information/financial flow-focused OM research papers has increased steadily over the years. Second, we present three research topics motivated by the US-China trade war and the Covid-19 pandemic,...
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作者：Ba, Sulin; Jin, Yuan; Li, Xinxin; Lu, Xianghua
作者单位：University of Connecticut; Texas Tech University System; Texas Tech University; Fudan University
摘要：Using a unique dataset that includes individually identifiable consumer online browsing and purchase data in the restaurant industry, this paper examines how individual consumer shopping characteristics and product characteristics moderate the effect of online reviews on individual consumer choice based on information search theory and signaling theory. We find that different dimensions of reviews have distinctive impacts on consumers with different information search needs and behaviors based...
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作者：Cohen, Maxime C.; Gupta, Swati; Kalas, Jeremy J.; Perakis, Georgia
作者单位：McGill University; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
摘要：We study a multi-period, multi-item dynamic pricing problem faced by a retailer. The objective is to maximize the total profit by choosing prices, while satisfying several business rules. The strength of our work lies in our graphical model reformulation, which allows us to use ideas from combinatorial optimization. We do not make any assumptions on the structure of the demand function. The complexity of our method depends linearly on the number of time periods but is exponential in the memory...
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作者：Zayas-Caban, Gabriel; Lodree, Emmett J.; Kaufman, David L.
作者单位：University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; University of Alabama System; University of Alabama Tuscaloosa; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要：Volunteer convergence refers to the influx of volunteers to affected areas after large-scale disasters. There are not only many benefits to volunteer convergence, but it also creates significant logistical challenges that can impede relief efforts. This study examines polices for admitting volunteers into organized relief operations, and for assigning admitted volunteers to relief tasks. We represent this problem as a queueing system where, in addition to customer arrivals and departures, rand...
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作者：Sun, Monic; Tyagi, Rajeev K.
作者单位：Boston University; University of California System; University of California Irvine
摘要：Consumers of experience goods typically face some uncertainty about the fit between their tastes and the features of products being offered. Information technology has given consumers the ability to conduct research online about their potential fit with products before buying, and modern sellers the ability to disseminate product information to consumers. This study investigates a manufacturer's and retailers' incentives to disclose such product fit information to consumers when the manufactur...
