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作者：Amini, Mehdi; Otondo, Robert F.; Janz, Brian D.; Pitts, Mitzi G.
作者单位：University of Memphis; Mississippi State University; University of Memphis
摘要：RFID technology provides in-depth, real-time visibility into the status of assets throughout the supply chain. However, the deployment of RFID technology may have collateral value in the high-quality data generated by these assets. This study explores the potential value of RED data for tactical and strategic purposes and the redesign of processes within supply chain through the deployment of simulation modeling and analysis. We present a simulation study conducted at a regional hospital for w...
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作者：Ferguson, Mark E.; Koenigsberg, Oded
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; Columbia University
摘要：Firms selling goods whose quality level deteriorates over time often face difficult decisions when unsold inventory remains. Since the leftover product is often perceived to be of lower quality than the new product, carrying it over offers the firm a second selling opportunity, a product line extension to new and unsold units, and the ability to price discriminate. By doing so, however, the firm subjects sales of its new product to competition from the leftover product. We present a two period...
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作者：Fang, Fang; Whinston, Andrew
作者单位：California State University System; California State University San Marcos; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
摘要：We explore using an option contract as a price discrimination tool under demand uncertainty. In our capacity game model, a monopolistic supplier has to build capacity before observing the uncertain demand. The demand is generated by two potential customers, who privately know their own types. The types could be either high or low, differing in willingness to pay for each unit of demand. To discriminate between the customer types, the supplier designs option contracts so that only the high type...
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作者：Bardhan, Indranil; Mithase, Sunil; Lin, Shu
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; California State University System; California State University Fresno
摘要：This paper develops a conceptual model to study the role of outsourcing strategies and plant-level information technology (IT) application infrastructure in the outsourcing of production and support business processes, as well as their subsequent impact on overall plant performance. We validate this model empirically using cross-sectional survey data from U.S. manufacturing plants. We find that some IT applications are more effective at enabling the outsourcing of business processes than other...
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作者：Karaer, Oezgen; Lee, Hau L.
作者单位：Stanford University; Stanford University
摘要：We analyze the inventory decisions of a manufacturer who has ample production capacity and also uses returned products to satisfy customer demand. All returned items go through an evaluation process, at the end of which the decision of disposal, direct reselling, or rework is made for each unit according to a predetermined procedure. We quantify the value of information/visibility on the reverse channel for the manufacturer by making comparisons among three approaches: No information-naive; no...
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作者：Bensoussan, Alain; Cakanyildirim, Metin; Sethi, Suresh P.
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
摘要：Information delays exist when the most recent inventory information available to the Inventory Manager (IM) is dated. Such situations arise when it takes a while to process the demand data, count the inventory, and pass the results to the IM. We show that the optimal total inventory-related cost decreases when the length of the information delay decreases. The amount of the decrease is an important datum for an IM interested in considering whether or not to invest in reducing the delay. The in...
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作者：Barratt, Mark; Choi, Thomas
作者单位：Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要：Using a theory-building approach based on case studies, this research explores the responses of four decentralized business units to institutional pressure to adopt Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) technology. The institutional pressure emanates from the Department of Defense, and the affected decentralized business units operate in a large defense contractor. Institutional theory explains how organizations respond to external pressures to adopt new procedures, policies, and technologies. ...
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作者：Hopp, Wallace J.; Iravani, Seyed M. R.; Shou, Biying
作者单位：Northwestern University
摘要：Improving performance of production systems is a critical but often unstructured activity. To help managers convert ad hoc or trial & error improvement efforts into efficient and systematic reviews, we develop a diagnostic tree which decomposes a performance improvement objective into successively more concrete sub-objectives and finally into potential improvement strategies. Based on principles from the Operations Management literature, this tree is structured to enable a non-specialist to be...
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作者：Dutta, Amitava; Lee, Hau L.; Whang, Seungjin
作者单位：George Mason University; Stanford University
摘要：As RFID technology matures and organizations seek to deploy it in their business operations, a basic objective in the endeavor is that of extracting business value from the technology. This paper examines three dimensions of the value proposition of RFID and attempts to identify areas for further investigation. The first dimension consists of the generic architecture of RFID implementations and the drivers of value that can result from its components. The second consists of measurement issues ...
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作者：Mithas, Sunil; Jones, Joni L.
作者单位：University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; State University System of Florida; University of South Florida
摘要：Although the initial euphoria about Internet-enabled reverse auctions has given way to a cautious but widespread use of reverse auctions in business-to-business (13213) procurement, there is a limited understanding of the effect of auction design parameters on buyer surplus. In this paper, we study the effect of bidding competition, information asymmetry, reserve price, bid decrement, auction duration, and bidder type on buyer surplus. We collected field data on more than 700 online procuremen...
