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作者：Tian, Lin; Jiang, Baojun
作者单位：Shanghai University of Finance & Economics; Washington University (WUSTL)
摘要：In recent years, mobile communication technologies and online sharing platforms have made collaborative consumption among consumers a major trend in the economy. Consumers buy many products but end up not fully utilizing them. A product owner's self-use values can differ over time, and in a period of low self-use value, the owner may rent out her product in a product-sharing market. This study develops an analytical framework to study how consumer-to-consumer product sharing affects the distri...
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作者：Li, Li; Jiang, Li
作者单位：Sun Yat Sen University; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
摘要：We investigate horizontal subcontracting between two firms that compete in selling to uncertain markets. Each firm manages resources to make a key component indispensable for final assembly by both firms. A horizontal subcontract stipulates that one of them prepares key component or even produces final product for the other. The subcontract can be signed before or after resource preparation, which we refer to as forward and spot subcontracting, respectively. With the presence of demand uncerta...
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作者：Cevik, Mucahit; Ayer, Turgay; Alagoz, Oguzhan; Sprague, Brian L.
作者单位：University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Vermont
摘要：Breast cancer, the leading cause of cancer death for women, can be detected at earlier stages through mammography screening. Therefore, most developed countries implemented population-based mammography screening programs. However, cost of mammography and limited resources in terms of number of trained personnel and diagnostic machines prevent mammography screening to be adopted by many other countries. In fact, even in resource-rich countries, there is a growing concern about cost of mammograp...
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作者：Wang, Dongyang; Morrice, Douglas J.; Muthuraman, Kumar; Bard, Jonathan F.; Leykum, Luci K.; Noorily, Susan H.
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; US Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration (VHA); Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital; University of Texas System; University of Texas at San Antonio; University of Texas System; University of Texas at San Antonio
摘要：Many parts of the healthcare system remain fragmented and outpatient surgical care is no exception. In this study, we develop a coordinated pre-operative scheduling approach between Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine to optimize patients' medical conditions prior to surgery. Coordinating these two services has conceptual appeal because any health issues discovered by the anesthesiologist can often be addressed by a general internist. We design a patient-centered approach that allows the pati...
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作者：Ellis, Scott C.; Rao, Shashank; Raju, Dheeraj; Goldsby, Thomas J.
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia Southern University; Auburn University System; Auburn University; University of Alabama System; University of Alabama Birmingham; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：Despite the promise that the technology offers, RFID adoption continues to lag behind initial projections. Industry studies intimate that, in part, this lag is attributable to the RFID performance gap - the difference between desired RFID tag read-rates and those experienced in the field. To explore this phenomena, we employ a mixed research methodology involving intensive case studies of three major retailers as well as large-scale laboratory and field data collection and analysis. Our case s...
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作者：Do, Hung T.; Shunko, Masha; Lucas, Marilyn T.; Novak, David C.
作者单位：University of Vermont; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
摘要：Recent studies have shown that the processing speed of employees in service-based queueing systems is impacted by various behavioral factors. However, there is limited analytical work to investigate how these behavioral factors affect the overall performance of different queueing system designs. In this study, we focus on the response of human servers to the design and congestion level of the queueing system in which they operate. Specifically, we incorporate two behavioral factors into multi-...
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作者：Avgerinos, Emmanouil; Gokpinar, Bilal
作者单位：IE University; University of London; University College London
摘要：In a wide range of professional service firms, individuals perform a variety of tasks which are highly cognitive and knowledge intensive yet repetitive in nature, providing significant opportunities for learning. In addition, individuals in such environments tend to enjoy considerable discretion in managing when and how they perform their tasks. In light of these observations, we investigate task allocation and timing strategies that may enhance or inhibit learning and productivity for profess...
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作者：Chen, Chun-Miin (Jimmy); Thomas, Douglas J.
作者单位：Bucknell University; University of Virginia
摘要：Retailers often use service-level agreements (SLAs) to evaluate their supplier's performance. Based on an examination of 70 SLAs from practice, we conclude that in terms of evaluating fill rate, these SLAs vary in at least three key dimensions: (i) Supplier performance can be evaluated for each demand request or over some longer horizon, (ii) the acceptable fill rate can be 100% or something less than 100%, and (iii) the non-compliance charge can be a flat fee, a per-unit-short fee, or both. F...
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作者：Yan, Lu (Lucy)
作者单位：Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：The United States has the highest rate of obesity in the world. To help address this problem, social support is gaining credibility as a powerful tool to facilitate weight loss because it can affect people's behavior. Although social support has long been recognized for its effectiveness in promoting health, we argue, in this study, that social support may not always lead to good outcomes. Specifically, we differentiate between support providers and support seekers, and examine whether providi...
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作者：Lu, Lauren Xiaoyuan; Lu, Susan Feng
作者单位：University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Purdue University System; Purdue University
摘要：We empirically investigate the pattern of where heart attack patients are transferred between hospitals. Using 2011 Florida State Emergency Department and Inpatient Databases, we demonstrate the relative importance of three key factors in determining transfer destinations: (1) the distance between sending and receiving hospitals, (2) publicly reported quality measures of receiving hospitals, and (3) the relationship between sending and receiving hospitals as indicated by whether they are affil...
