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作者：Xie, Yaqi; Wang, Zizhuo
作者单位：University of Chicago; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
摘要：We consider a dynamic capacity control problem with seat selection and dynamic surcharge in the railway industry. In such problems, passenger arrives with a request for an itinerary, having a seat preference and a certain willingness-to-pay for seat preference. The decision-maker needs to decide at each time period whether to open each itinerary, a surcharge for each seat type in each open itinerary, and a seat assignment for each accepted request. The distinguishing feature of this problem is...
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作者：Bai, Chunguang; Li, H. Alice; Xiao, Yongbo
作者单位：University of Electronic Science & Technology of China; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; Tsinghua University
摘要：Industry 4.0 technologies have been regarded as powerful means to enhance a firm's competitiveness in the Internet of Things environment. However, implementing Industry 4.0 technologies calls for considerable capital expenditure and might interrupt normal production in the short term. This study conducts an empirical analysis of the impact of investing in Industry 4.0 technologies based on a sample of 563 investment announcements of publicly listed firms on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shen...
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作者：Lin, Hongyuan; Li, Xiaobo; Wu, Lixia
作者单位：Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Science & Technology of China, CAS; National University of Singapore
摘要：This paper proposes a framework for learning customer preferences and optimizing e-commerce assortments, focusing on intra-category multi-choice behavior, where customers buy multiple items within the same category. Unlike traditional discrete choice models (DCMs) that assume single-product purchases, e-commerce data show frequent intra-category multiproduct purchases, especially during promotions. To capture this, we introduce the multi-choice rank list model (MC-RLM), which accounts for both...
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作者：Tan, Hongying; Lu, Benjiang; Jiang, Zhengrui; Ma, Baojun
作者单位：Southwestern University of Finance & Economics - China; Lanzhou University; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Shanghai International Studies University
摘要：The impact of doctor-patient interactions on patients' service evaluations in online medical consultations (OMCs) has received considerable attention. However, prior research has mainly focused on the individual-level and statistical features of these interactions, with limited exploration of dyad-level dynamics in doctor-patient bidirectional communication. To address this gap, this study examines both individual-level and dyad-level features of online doctor-patient interactions to understan...
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作者：Niu, Baozhuang; Wang, Lingfeng; Xiao, Guang; Zhang, Nan
作者单位：South China University of Technology; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
摘要：In light of the recent frequency of global emergencies that result in overseas delivery delays and cost surges, many multinational brands consider reshaping their sourcing configurations by incorporating local suppliers that may be of lower quality than globally selected counterparts. In this global context, pre-committed emergency renegotiation clauses have gained recognition as a common practice in international commercial contracts, which enable contractual parties to adjust key terms, such...
