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作者：Akkas, Arzum; Honhon, Dorothee
作者单位：Boston University; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
摘要：Problem definition: Our research is motivated by the product expiration problem in consumer packaged goods retailing, which creates substantial landfill waste and drains firm profits. We analyze shipment policies (i.e., the rules to determine the quantity and age composition of inventory to ship from a warehouse to a retail location) and their impact on profits and waste. Academic/practical relevance: The same firm often bears the cost of expiration at the warehouse and the retail store, which...
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作者：Mu, Liying; Hu, Bin; Reddy, A. Amarender; Gavirneni, Srinagesh
作者单位：University of Delaware; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas; Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR); ICAR - Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture; Cornell University
摘要：Problem definition: Inspired by India's challenges in importing pulses, we study the negotiation of government-to-government food importing contracts, with a focus on ad hoc and forward negotiations with multiple suppliers (henceforth referred to as multiplesourcing negotiations). Academic/practical relevance: We are the first to comprehensively study ad hoc and forward multiple-sourcing negotiations for food importing. Such problems are widespread, especially in developing nations, and thus t...
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作者：Wang, Yunjie; Ha, Albert Y.; Tong, Shilu
作者单位：Renmin University of China; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
摘要：Problem definition: This paper investigates the issue of sharing the private demand information of a manufacturer that sells a product to retailers competing on prices and service efforts. Academic/practical relevance: In the existing literature, which ignores service effort competition, it is known that demand signaling induces an informed manufacturer to distort the wholesale price downward, which benefits the retailers, and so, they do not have any incentive to receive the manufacturer's pr...
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作者：Hwang, Elina H.; Nageswaran, Leela; Cho, Soo-Haeng
作者单位：University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; Carnegie Mellon University
摘要：Problem definition: This paper examines whether and, if so, how much an online-off-line return partnership between online and third-party retailers with physical stores (or location partners) generates additional value to location partners. Academic/ practical relevance: Online shoppers often prefer to return products to stores rather than mailing them back. Many online retailers have recently started to collaborate with location partners to offer the store return option to their customers, an...
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作者：Wu, Owen Q.; Yucel, Safak; Zhou, Yangfang (Helen)
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; IU Kelley School of Business; Georgetown University; Singapore Management University
摘要：Problem definition: By providing an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional vehicles, electric vehicles will transform urban mobility, particularly in smart cities. In practice, after an electric vehicle is plugged in, the charging station completes charging as soon as possible. Given that the procurement cost of electricity and associated emissions vary significantly during a day, substantial savings can be achieved by smart charging-delaying charging until the cost is lower. In t...
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作者：Steeneck, Daniel; Eng-Larsson, Fredrik; Jauffred, Francisco
作者单位：Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT); Stockholm University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
摘要：Problem definition: We address the problem of how to estimate lost sales for substitutable products when there is no reliable on-shelf availability (OSA) information. Academic/practical relevance: We develop a novel approach to estimating lost sales using only sales data, a market share estimate, and an estimate of overall availability. We use the method to illustrate the negative consequences of using potentially inaccurate inventory records as indicators of availability. Methodology: We sugg...
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作者：Wang, Guihua
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
摘要：Problem definition: This study addresses three important questions concerning the effectiveness of stay-at-home orders and sociodemographic disparities. (1) What is the average effect of the orders on the percentage of residents staying at home? (2) Is the effect heterogeneous across counties with different percentages of vulnerable populations (defined as those without health insurance or who did not attend high school)? (3) If so, why are the orders less effective for some counties than for ...
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作者：Chen, Shi; Lei, Junfei; Moinzadeh, Kamran
作者单位：University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle
摘要：Problem definition: We study a two-stage supply chain, where the supplier procures a key component to manufacture a product and the buyer orders from the supplier to meet a price-sensitive demand. As the input price is volatile, the two parties enter into either a standard contract, where the buyer orders just before the supplier starts production, or a time-flexible contract, where the buyer can lock a wholesale price in advance. Moreover, we consider three selling-price schemes: Market Drive...
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作者：Moritz, Brent B.; Narayanan, Arunachalam; Parker, Chris
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; University of North Texas System; University of North Texas Denton; American University
摘要：Problem definition: We study the bullwhip effect and analyze the impact of human behavior. We separate rational ordering in response to increasing incoming orders from irrational ordering. Academic/practical relevance: Prior research has shown that the bullwhip effect occurs in about two-thirds of firms and impacts profitability by 10%-30%. Most bullwhip mitigation efforts emphasize processes such as information sharing, collaboration, and coordination. Previous work has not been able to separ...
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作者：Bernstein, Fernando; Chakraborty, Soudipta; Swinney, Robert
作者单位：Duke University; University of Kansas
摘要：Problem definition: We analyze a firm that sells repeatedly to a customer population overmultiple periods. Although this setting has been studied extensively in the context of dynamic pricing-selling the same product in each period at a varying price-we consider intertemporal content variation, wherein the price is the same in every period, but the firm varies the content available over time. Customers learn their utility on purchasing and decide whether to purchase again in subsequent periods...
