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作者：Tang, Sammi Y.; Song, Jing-Sheng
作者单位：University of Miami; Duke University
摘要：Problem definition: Guided delegation, a practice in which companies provide guidelines when delegating supplier management to tier 1 firms, is a common practice in managing complex supply chains. We study the benefits and risks of this approach in a three-tier supply chain setting consisting of a buying firm, a tier 1 contract manufacturer, and tier 2 suppliers, where responsibility risk stems from the tier 2 suppliers. We analyze the buyer's profit and the supply chain's responsibility risk ...
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作者：Huang, Herbie; Sunar, Nur; Swaminathan, Jayashankar M.; Roy, Rahul
作者单位：University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina School of Medicine
摘要：Problem definition: Customer reviews are essential to online marketplaces. However, reviews typically vary; ratings of a product or service are rarely the same. In many service marketplaces, including the ones for solar panel installations, supply-side participants are active. That is, a seller must make a proposal to serve each customer. In such marketplaces, it is not clear how (or if) the dispersion in customer reviews affects the seller activity level and number of matches in the marketpla...
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作者：Zhang, Can; Ayer, Turgay; White, Chelsea C.
作者单位：Duke University; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
摘要：Problem definition: Motivated by a platelet inventory management problem, we study a fixed lifetime perishable inventory management problem under a general demand process. Determining an optimal ordering policy for perishable inventory systems is particularly challenging because of the well-known curse of dimensionality. Approximation policies with worst-case performance bounds have been developed in the literature for perishable inventory systems. However, using real data, we observe that the...
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作者：Wang, Zhihan (Helen); Li, Jun; Wu, Di (Andrew)
作者单位：University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要：Problem definition: Education technology innovations, such as massive open online course (MOOC) platforms, could potentially enable a more inclusive learning environment by delivering education to traditionally disadvantaged learners, like women. However, inclusivity does not necessarily translate into equal treatment on the platform. We investigate whether female and male learners benefit equally from forum discussions- typically the only form of interaction available-in online learning platf...
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作者：Kouvelis, Panos
作者单位：Washington University (WUSTL)
摘要：Problem definition: The narrow definition of supply chain finance (SCF) as a financing scheme for accounts receivables fails to capture the knowledge creation of MSOM research scholars of the last 25 years who labored in the area under this label. A redefined definition of the research-and-application field, under the acronym integrated SCF (iSCF), better reflects the interplay of operational, financial, and risk management decisions our scholars and practitioners care about. The foundational ...
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作者：Tuna, Ali Kaan; Swinney, Robert
作者单位：Duke University
摘要：Problem definition:A critical decision made by firms is whether to adopt a responsive supply chain (prioritizing speed) or an efficient supply chain (prioritizing cost). We consider the environmental implications of this choice, distinguishing between responsiveness achieved via three pathways: responsive offshore supply chains increase speed by using expedited production and distribution methods; responsive nearshore supply chains increase speed by reducing the physical distance between sourc...
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作者：Wu, Owen Q.; Kapuscinski, Roman; Suresh, Santhosh
作者单位：Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要：Problem definition: Energy storage has become an indispensable part of power distribution systems, necessitating prudent investment decisions. We analyze an energy storage facility location problem and compare the benefits of centralized storage (adjacent to a central energy generation site) versus distributed storage (localized at demand sites). This problem encompasses optimizing storage capacities across all locations, with the objective of minimizing the total storage investment and energy...
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作者：Lei, Junfei; Zhang, Fuqiang; Zhang, Renyu; Yu, Yugang
作者单位：INSEAD Business School; Washington University (WUSTL); Chinese University of Hong Kong; Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Science & Technology of China, CAS
摘要：Problem definition: Inventory commitment and monetary compensation are widely recognized as effective strategies in monopoly settings when customers are concerned about stockouts. To attract more customer traffic, a firm reveals its inventory availability information to customers before the sales season or offers monetary compensation to placate customers if the product is out of stock. This paper investigates these two strategies when retailers compete on both price and inventory availability...
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作者：Li, Yuanchen; Lu, Lauren Xiaoyuan; Lu, Susan Feng
作者单位：Tongji University; Dartmouth College; Purdue University System; Purdue University
摘要：Problem definition: Social media has become an indispensable platform for disseminating quality information to consumers across various service sectors. Recently, it has extended its influence to healthcare services, which traditionally relied on government report cards to disclose standardized quality information to the public. This article explores the impact of social media on consumer demand for healthcare services and compares its effectiveness with government report cards. Methodology/re...
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作者：Chen, Lucy Gongtao; Gu, Weijia; Tang, Qinshen
作者单位：National University of Singapore; Nanyang Technological University
摘要：Problem definition: Strategic inventory refers to the inventory held by firms purely out of strategic considerations other than operational reasons (e.g., economies of scale). In this paper, we investigate the roles of strategic inventory in a system with two parallel supply chains under both full bargaining and partial bargaining, which differ in whether inventory is included in the bargaining terms. Methodology/results: (i) Under full bargaining, horizontal competition can induce an asymmetr...
