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作者：Bai, Jiaru; So, Kut C.; Tang, Christopher S.; Chen, Xiqun (Michael); Wang, Hai
作者单位：State University of New York (SUNY) System; Binghamton University, SUNY; University of California System; University of California Irvine; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; Zhejiang University; Singapore Management University
摘要：We consider an on-demand service platform using earning-sensitive independent providers with heterogeneous reservation price (for work participation) to serve its time and price-sensitive customers with heterogeneous valuation of the service. As such, the supply and demand are endogenously dependent on the price the platform charges its customers and the wage the platform pays its independent providers. We present an analytical model with endogenous supply (number of participating agents) and ...
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作者：Liao, Chen-Nan; Chen, Ying-Ju; Tang, Christopher S.
作者单位：National Taiwan University; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
摘要：We examine the impact of information provision policies on farmer welfare in developing countries where farmers lack relevant and timely information for making informed decisions regarding which crop to grow and which market to sell in. In addition to heterogeneous farmers, we consider the case when farmers are price takers and yet the price of each crop (or the price in each market) is a linearly decreasing function of the total sales quantity. When market information is offered free of charg...
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作者：de Zegher, Joann F.; Iancu, Dan A.; Lee, Hau L.
作者单位：Stanford University; Stanford University
摘要：In complex supply chains, the benefits and costs of technological innovations do not always accrue equitably to all parties; thus, their adoption may critically depend on sourcing relationships and incentives. In a setting with uncertain and endogenous process yield, we study the potential of two features-contract design and sourcing channel-to create mutual benefit in decentralized value chains, where suppliers bear the costs of new technologies while benefits accrue primarily to buyers. Our ...
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作者：Dong, Yan; Chung, Moonwon; Zhou, Chen; Venkataraman, Sriram
作者单位：University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
摘要：Problem definition: This study examines the effects of mobile money on the value chain, that is, mobile network operators (MNOs), banks, and end users. Mobile money is an innovative technology that is bundled with related services and is designed to provide cost-efficient financial inclusion for underserved populations in the developing world. Academic/practical relevance: By studying the interaction between mobile money value chain structures and service bundle compositions, we expand our und...
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作者：Uppari, Bhavani Shanker; Popescu, Ioana; Netessine, Serguei
作者单位：INSEAD Business School; University of Pennsylvania
摘要：Problem definition: A large proportion of the world's population has no access to electricity and so relies on noxious kerosene for their lighting needs. Solar-based solutions require a large up-front investment and are often unaffordable in this market owing to consumers' tight liquidity constraints. As an alternative, there are business models relying on rechargeable light bulbs that are sold at a subsidized price (which renders them affordable) and require regular micropayments for recharge...
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作者：Krishnan, Viswanathan Vish; Lee, Junghee; Mnyshenko, Oleksiy; Shin, Hyoduk
作者单位：University of California System; University of California San Diego; Tulane University; Amazon.com
摘要：Problem definition: Managers introducing new innovative technological products frequently face the dual task of managing both revenues and profits. This task is made challenging in part because of the tendency of new technologies to traverse a sequentially downward path of gradually lowering costs and prices, which limits their initial availability and affordability, crimping market coverage and revenues. Academiclpractical relevance: We focus on the product management challenge of juggling re...
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作者：Valentine, Melissa A.; Tan, Tom Fangyun; Staats, Bradley R.; Edmondson, Amy C.
作者单位：Stanford University; Southern Methodist University; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Harvard University
摘要：To scale service operations requires retrieving knowledge across the organization. However, prior work highlights that individuals on the periphery of organizational knowledge networks may struggle to access useful knowledge at work. A knowledge repository has the potential to help peripheral individuals gain access to valuable knowledge because it is universally available and can be used without social interaction. However, for it to successfully serve this equalizing function, those on the p...
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作者：Federgruen, Awi; Lall, Upmanu; Serdar Simsek, A.
作者单位：Columbia University; Columbia University; Columbia University; University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
摘要：Contract farming is a growing practice in developing countries and first-world economies alike. It generates necessary guarantees to sustain the continued operations of vulnerable farmers while enabling the manufacturers to manage the aggregate supply and price risk. We consider a single manufacturer who owns several manufacturing plants, each with a random demand for the crop. The manufacturer selects a set of farmers to offer a menu of contracts, which is exogenously specified or endogenousl...
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作者：Liu, Xiaojin; Mishra, Anant; Goldstein, Susan; Sinha, Kingshuk K.
作者单位：Virginia Commonwealth University; University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
摘要：With supply chains now extending into developing countries, time and again, working conditions in supplier factories have been found to be unsafe. In this study, we focus on factories in the Bangladesh ready-made garment industry that supplies North American and European retailers. These retailers have adopted an innovative approach toward improving the working conditions of supplier factories by forming consortiums. The consortium of North American retailers is the Alliance for Bangladesh Wor...
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作者：Iyer, Ananth; Palsule-Desai, Omkar
作者单位：Purdue University System; Purdue University; Indian Institute of Management (IIM System); Indian Institute of Management Indore
摘要：Problem definition: Stockists are the entity in the supply chain who deliver to the millions of small shops that account for over 90% of retail sales in India. The stockist purchases product from the manufacturer, develops retailer interest in carrying the product, solves the logistics problem of delivery to retailers, and manages retail credit and money collection. In return, the stockist is provided assistance by the manufacturer and paid an associated margin that is a percent of the product...
