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作者：Wang, Lan; Cai, Gangshu (George); Tsay, Andy A.; Vakharia, Asoo J.
作者单位：California State University System; California State University East Bay; Santa Clara University; State University System of Florida; University of Florida
摘要：A key attribute of a remanufacturing strategy is the division of labor in the reverse channel, especially whether remanufacturing is performed in-house or outsourced. We investigate this decision for a retailer who accepts returns of a remanufacturable product. Our formulation considers the cost structures of the two strategies, uncertainty in the input quality of the collected/returned used products, consumer willingness-to-pay for remanufactured product, the extent to which the remanufacture...
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作者：Hu, Shanshan; Wan, Zhixi; Ye, Qing; Chi, Wei
作者单位：Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington; University of Oregon; Tsinghua University
摘要：Many manufacturers ensure supply capacity by using more than one supplier and sharing their capacity investment costs via supplier development programs. Their suppliers face competitive pressure from peers despite the reduced capacity investment cost. Although standard game theory makes clear prediction that cost sharing increases the suppliers' capacity choice and supply chain profit, the complex decision environment of capacity competition makes it interesting to test whether the theory pred...
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作者：Chen, Zhi-Long; Hall, Nicholas G.; Kellerer, Hans
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University of Graz
摘要：We consider a dynamic pricing problem that involves selling a given inventory of a single product over a short, two-period selling season. There is insufficient time to replenish inventory during this season, hence sales are made entirely from inventory. The demand for the product is a stochastic, nonincreasing function of price. We assume interval uncertainty for demand, that is, knowledge of upper and lower bounds but not a probability distribution, with no correlation between the two period...
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作者：Massimino, Brett; Gray, John V.; Boyer, Kenneth K.
作者单位：Cornell University; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：In recent years, instances of organizations failing to maintain digital confidentiality performance have greatly increased in frequency and monetary damage. While the global sourcing of activities in the development of digital assets is widespread, very little is known about how location-related factors may affect confidentiality outcomes. Addressing this, we empirically investigate two factors with rich theoretical bases and logical linkages to confidentiality: industrial agglomeration and na...
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作者：Chintapalli, Prashant; Disney, Stephen M.; Tang, Christopher S.
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; Cardiff University
摘要：To avoid inventory risks, manufacturers often place rush orders with suppliers only after they receive firm orders from their customers (retailers). Rush orders are costly to both parties because the supplier incurs higher production costs. We consider a situation where the supplier's production cost is reduced if the manufacturer can place some of its order in advance. In addition to the rush order contract with a pre-established price, we examine whether the supplier should offer advance-ord...
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作者：Zhang, Kairen; Tang, Christopher S.; Zhou, Sean
作者单位：Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Science & Technology of China, CAS; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; Chinese University of Hong Kong
摘要：When formal distribution channels are absent in developing countries, micro-retailers travel a long distance to replenish their stocks directly from suppliers. This informal replenishment strategy is inefficient due to high imputed travel costs involved in the replenishment process. To improve efficiency, one hybrid replenishment strategy has emerged under which one of the micro-retailers in a neighborhood, while continuing its own retail business, also operates as a wholesaler to serve other ...
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作者：White, Denise L.; Torabi, Elham; Froehle, Craig M.
作者单位：University System of Ohio; University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; James Madison University; University System of Ohio; University of Cincinnati
摘要：Capitalizing on the operational concept of division-of-labor, clinics often reduce physician service time by off-loading some of his/her clinical activities to lower-cost personnel. These personnel, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, are often collectively referred to as mid-level providers (MLPs) and can perform many patient-consultation tasks. The common rationale is that using an MLP allows the physician to serve more patients, increase patients' access to care, and, due ...
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作者：Chen, Jiguang; Hu, Qiying; Song, Jing-Sheng
作者单位：Shandong University; Fudan University; Duke University
摘要：In today's increasingly globalized environment, more and more companies recognize the mutual dependence of supply chain partners in value creation. When making business decisions, they take into consideration their partners' bottom line profitability, especially in emerging markets. The question is, is this kind of practice sustainable? This study makes an attempt to formalize this issue by examining a stylized two-party supply chain model in which each player maximizes its own profit while ma...
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作者：Dogru, Mustafa K.; Reiman, Martin I.; Wang, Qiong
作者单位：Columbia University; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
摘要：We study an inventory management mechanism that uses two stochastic programs (SPs), the customary one-period assemble-to-order (ATO) model and its relaxation, to conceive control policies for dynamic ATO systems. We introduce a class of ATO systems, those that possess what we call a chained BOM. We prove that having a chained BOM is a sufficient condition for both SPs to be L? convex in the first-stage decision variables. We show by examples the necessity of the condition. For ATO systems with...
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作者：Ray, Jyotishka; Samuel, Jayarajan; Menon, Syam; Mookerjee, Vijay
摘要：Today, software supports many important tasks in a variety of industries. In the specialized nature of these environments, a common problem faced by software vendors is to correctly signal the true value of a software product to the end users. For example, telecommunications equipment manufacturers design complex software for important functions like provisioning new users in the network. These software products automate various functions that would otherwise need to be done manually. In order...
