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作者：Pacheco, Sindy De La Torre; Eftekhar, Mahyar; Wu, Chao
作者单位：Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
摘要：Problem definition: Although in-kind donations contribute to charity's triple bottom line (i.e., generating additional revenue for the charity, contributing to social welfare, and reducing environmental waste through rechanneling used items), inappropriate material donations impose additional costs to sort, process, or discard them. Minimizing the amount of undesired in-kind donations, however, is a challenge given charities' sensitive relationship with their donors. This paper examines the ef...
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作者：Akshat, Shubham; Ma, Liye; Raghavan, S.
作者单位：Carnegie Mellon University; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
摘要：Problem definition: This paper studies the deceased-donor liver allocation policies in the United States. In the transplant community, broader organ sharing is believed to mitigate geographic inequity (intergeographic variation in transplant rates, patient survival rates, waiting times, and offers) in organ access, and recent policies are moving in that direction in principle. The liver-allocation policy has gone through two major modifications in the last 10 years. Despite these overhauls, ge...
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作者：Arora, Siddharth; Taylor, James W.; Mak, Ho-Yin
作者单位：University of Oxford; Georgetown University
摘要：Problem definition: We study the estimation of the probability distribution of individual patient waiting times in an emergency department (ED). Whereas it is known that waiting-time estimates can help improve patients' overall satisfaction and prevent abandonment, existing methods focus on point forecasts, thereby completely ignoring the underlying uncertainty. Communicating only a point forecast to patients can be uninformative and potentially misleading. Methodology/results: We use the mach...
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作者：Shamir, Noam; Yehezkel, Yaron
作者单位：Tel Aviv University
摘要：Problem definition: We study a repeated interaction between a manufacturer and a retailer, where the retailer may share with the manufacturer past sales information. In our model, such information cannot improve the latter's predictive capabilities of future demand, but it does allow him to infer past demand. Academic/practical relevance: Our main research questions are under what conditions the retailer and the manufacturer benefit from sharing such past sales information and how dynamic inte...
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作者：Adida, Elodie; Bravo, Fernanda
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Riverside; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
摘要：Problem definition: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched the Primary Care First (PCF) initiative in January 2021. The initiative builds upon prior innova-tive payment models and aims at incentivizing a redesign of primary care delivery, includ-ing new modes of delivery, such as remote care. To achieve this goal, the initiative blends capitation and fee-for-service (FFS) payments and includes performance-based adjustments linked to service quality and health outcomes. We analyz...
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作者：Bernstein, Fernando; Guo, Yuan
作者单位：Duke University
摘要：Problem definition: This paper focuses on subscription box services in which a provider selects the assortment of products to include in the box by taking into account the customer's preferences. Customers interested in purchasing a product choose between engaging in active search (i.e., visit physical stores) or subscribing to a box delivery service. We study the subscription box company's problem of selecting the optimal contents of the box to maximize expected revenue (by driving demand fro...
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作者：Hu, Xing; Caldentey, Rene
作者单位：University of Hong Kong; University of Chicago
摘要：Problem definition: We study the use of nonmonetary incentives based on reciprocity to facilitate capacity sharing between two service providers that have limited and substitutable service capacity. Academic/practical relevance: We propose a parsimonious game theory framework, in which two firms dynamically choose whether to accept each other's customers without the capability to perfectly monitor each other's capacity utilization state. Methodology: We solve the continuous-time imperfect-moni...
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作者：Yazdani, Alireza; Cil, Eren B.; Pangburn, Michael
作者单位：California State University System; California State Polytechnic University Pomona; University of Oregon
摘要：Problem definition: Consumers often try a few varieties of an experience product before establishing a shopping routine. In retailing, a sample box typically refers to a package of multiple trial-sized varieties within a product category. Sample boxes potentially create value by helping consumers resolve their uncertainties regarding these varieties earlier and at a lower cost. In this paper, we study how firms and consumers share this added value under different market scenarios. We also deri...
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作者：Chen, Shi; Moinzadeh, Kamran; Song, Jing-Sheng; Zhong, Yuan
作者单位：University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; Duke University; University of Chicago
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作者：Aflaki, Arian; Pedraza-Martinez, Alfonso J.
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh; Indiana University System; IU Kelley School of Business; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：Problem definition: Most humanitarian organizations (HOs) allow donors to earmark their donations (i.e., designate their contributions to a specific purpose). Allowing earmarking may increase donations; however, it creates operational inefficiencies that undermine the impact of those donations. Extant literature has mainly studied earmarking and its operational consequences in the absence of funding competition. We examine how competition for funding impacts earmarking decisions, fundraising c...
