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作者:Chen, Xirong; Li, Zheng; Ming, Liu; Zhu, Weiming
作者单位:University of International Business & Economics; North Carolina State University; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; University of Navarra; IESE Business School
摘要:Problem definition: We study a ridesharing platform's optimal bonus-setting decisions for capacity and profit maximization problems in which drivers set daily income targets. Academic and Practical Relevance: Sharing-economy companies have been providing monetary rewards to incentivize self-scheduled drivers to work longer. We study the effectiveness of the monetary bonus scheme in the context of the ridesharing industry, where the drivers are highly heterogeneous and set income targets. Metho...
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作者:Lu, Tao; Tomlin, Brian
作者单位:University of Connecticut; Dartmouth College
摘要:Problem definition: To manage supplier social responsibility (SR), somefirmshave adopted a self-assessment strategy whereby they ask suppliers to self-report SR capa-bilities. Self-reported information is difficult to verify, and this leads to an important credi-bility question: can a buyer expect truthful reporting? We examine whether a supplier'sSRcapability can be credibly communicated through free and unverifiable self-reporting.Aca-demic/practical relevance:SRisastrategicfocusforfirms bec...
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作者:Siddiq, Auyon; Tang, Christopher S.; Zhang, Jingwei
作者单位:University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
摘要:Problem definition: Because of a prolonged decline in public transit ridership over the last decade, transit agencies across the United States are in financial crisis. To entice commuters to travel by public transit instead of driving personal vehicles, municipal governments must address the last-mile problem by providing convenient and affordable transportation between a commuter's home and a transit station. This challenge raises an important question: Is there a cost-effective mechanism tha...
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作者:Ha, Albert Y.; Tong, Shilu; Wang, Yunjie
作者单位:Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen; Renmin University of China
摘要:Problem definition: This paper investigates the channel choice problem of an online platform that exerts service effort to enhance the demand in its sales channels. Academic/practical relevance: In the existing literature on the channel structure of an online retail platform, it is usually assumed that a manufacturer sells through either the platform's agency or reselling channel but not both. In practice, many manufacturers sell the same products through both channels of the same online retai...
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作者:Zhang, Wei; Dou, Yifan
作者单位:University of Hong Kong; Fudan University
摘要:Problem definition: We study how the government should design the subsidy policy to promote electric vehicle (EV) adoptions effectively and efficiently when there might be a spatial mismatch between the supply and demand of charging piles. Academic/practical relevance: EV charging infrastructures are often built by third-party service providers (SPs). However, profit-maximizing SPs might prefer to locate the charging piles in the suburbs versus downtown because of lower costs although most EV ...
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作者:Samorani, Michele; Harris, Shannon L.; Blount, Linda Goler; Lu, Haibing; Santoro, Michael A.
作者单位:Santa Clara University; Virginia Commonwealth University
摘要:Problem definition: Machine learning is often employed in appointment scheduling to identify the patients with the greatest no-show risk, so as to schedule them into or right after overbooked slots. That scheduling decision maximizes the clinic performance, as measured by a weighted sum of all patients' waiting time and the provider's overtime and idle time. However, if a racial group is characterized by a higher no-show risk, then the patients belonging to that racial group will be scheduled ...
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作者:Song, Ju Myung; Zhao, Yao
作者单位:University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Lowell; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University Newark; Rutgers University New Brunswick
摘要:Problem definition: We study the coordination of an E-commerce supply chain between online sellers and third party shippers to meet random demand surges, induced by, for instance, online shopping holidays. Academic/practical relevance: Motivated by the challenge of meeting the unpredictable demand surges in E-commerce, we study shipping contracts and supply chain coordination between online sellers and third party shippers in a novel model taking into account the unique features of the shippin...
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作者:Feldman, Pnina; Li, Jun; Tsai, Hsin-Tien
作者单位:Boston University; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; National University of Singapore
摘要:Problem definition: Congestion pricing offers an appealing solution to urban parking problems-charging varying rates across time and space as a function of congestion may shift demand and improve allocation of limited resources. It aims to increase the accessibility of highly desired public goods and to reduce traffic caused by drivers who search for available parking spaces. At the same time, complex policies make it harder for consumers to make search-based decisions. We investigate the effe...
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作者:Shi, Tianqin; Petruzzi, Nicholas C.; Chhajed, Dilip
作者单位:California State University System; San Jose State University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Purdue University System; Purdue University
摘要:Problem definition: The eco-toxicity arising from unused pharmaceuticals has regulators advocating the benign design concept of green pharmacy, but high research and development expenses can be prohibitive. We therefore examine the impacts of two regulatory mechanisms, patent extension and take-back regulation, on inducing drug man-ufacturers to go green. Academic/practical relevance: One incentive suggested by the Euro-pean Environmental Agency is a patent extension for a company that redesig...
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作者:Lei, Yanzhe (Murray); Jasin, Stefanus; Uichanco, Joline; Vakhutinsky, Andrew
作者单位:Queens University - Canada; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; Oracle
摘要:Problem definition: We study a joint product framing and order fulfillment problem with both inventory and cardinality constraints faced by an e-commerce retailer. There is a finite selling horizon and no replenishment opportunity. In each period, the retailer needs to decide how to frame (i.e., display, rank, price) each product on his or her website as well as how to fulfill a new demand. Academic/practical relevance: E-commerce retail is known to suffer from thin profit margins. Using the d...