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作者：Ozkan-Seely, Gulru F.; Gaimon, Cheryl; Kavadias, Stylianos
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Cambridge
摘要：We consider a manager who invests in knowledge development of a product and a process design team as well as knowledge transfer between teams throughout a new product development (NPD) project. Knowledge development at a particular time (e.g., prototyping and experimentation) increases a team's level of knowledge at that time. In contrast, the recipient's benefits from knowledge transfer may be lagged because of the difficulties in articulating and documenting knowledge as well as the challeng...
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作者：Deo, Sarang; Sohoni, Milind
作者单位：Indian School of Business (ISB)
摘要：Early infant diagnosis (EID) programs in many resource-limited settings are aimed at diagnosing infants born to HIV-infected mothers. Because of the complexity of the diagnostic technology, EID programs are often highly centralized with few laboratories testing blood samples from a large network of health facilities. This leads to long diagnostic delays and consequent failure of patients to collect results in a timely manner. Several point-of-care (POC) devices that provide rapid diagnosis wit...
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作者：Bray, Robert L.; Mendelson, Haim
作者单位：Northwestern University; Stanford University
摘要：The bullwhip effect and production smoothing appear antithetical because their empirical tests oppose one another: production variability exceeding sales variability for bullwhip, and vice versa for smoothing. But this is a false dichotomy. We distinguish between the phenomena with a new production smoothing measure, which estimates how much more variable production would be absent production volatility costs. We apply our metric to an automotive manufacturing sample comprising 162 car models ...
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作者：Turcic, Danko; Kouvelis, Panos; Bolandifar, Ehsan
作者单位：Washington University (WUSTL); Chinese University of Hong Kong
摘要：This paper explores the merits of hedging stochastic input costs (i.e., reducing the risk of adverse changes in costs) in a decentralized, risk-neutral supply chain. Specifically, we consider a generalized version of the well-known selling-to-the-newsvendor model in which both the upstream and the downstream firms face stochastic input costs. The firms' operations are intertwined-i.e., the downstream buyer depends on the upstream supplier for delivery and the supplier depends on the buyer for ...
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作者：Jain, Apurva; Moinzadeh, Kamran; Dumrongsiri, Aussadavut
作者单位：University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; Thammasat University
摘要：We analyze a model of rental and return process where limited inventory of a product is rented to two customer classes that differ in their return behavior and penalty costs. The rental demand is a decreasing function of time. We consider two cases: where a demand that is not met is lost and where an unmet demand returns. We show that to minimize penalty cost, the optimal allocation policy may give priority to different classes at different points in time and may decline lower-class demand for...
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作者：Chu, Leon Yang; Wang, Yunzeng
作者单位：University of Southern California; University of California System; University of California Riverside
摘要：Consider a buyer who would like to procure certain products for the current period and the underlying technologies so that he can become a supplier and compete with current suppliers in the future market. One potential procurement mechanism for such a buyer is to bundle the procurement project with technology acquisition. We propose a dynamic stochastic game-theoretic model that analyzes the optimal technology offer strategies of the asymmetric suppliers and highlights how the size of the curr...
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作者：Simchi-Levi, David
作者单位：Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
摘要：This essay, based on my 2013 MSOM Distinguished Fellow lecture, presents my view on new opportunities and challenges for research in operations management.
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作者：Shen, Wenjing; Duenyas, Izak; Kapuscinski, Roman
作者单位：Drexel University; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要：Management of new product introductions is critical for nearly all firms, and one of its most important dimensions is the management of demand during the introduction. Research analyzing this area predominantly uses versions of the diffusion model to capture the demand trajectory of a new product with a fixed potential market. The classic Bass model assumes that demand for innovative products is influenced both by external media influence and internal word-of-mouth effect, but it excludes pric...
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作者：Khanjari, Neda Ebrahim; Iravani, Seyed; Shin, Hyoduk
作者单位：Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Camden; Northwestern University; University of California System; University of California San Diego
摘要：This paper studies the impact of a manufacturer-hired sales agent on a supply chain comprising a manufacturer and a retailer. The sales agent is working mainly at the retailer's location to boost demand. We focus on a wholesale price contract, under which the retailer decides how much to order from the manufacturer. The information structure within the supply chain and the efficiency of the sales agent affect the supply chain members' expected profits. We show that, because of the agency issue...
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作者：Ekici, Ali; Keskinocak, Pinar; Swann, Julie L.
作者单位：Ozyegin University; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
摘要：Based on the recent incidents of H5N1, H1N1, and influenza pandemics in history (1918, 1957, and 1968) experts believe that a future influenza pandemic is inevitable and likely imminent. Although the severity of influenza pandemics vary, evidence suggests that an efficient and rapid response is crucial for mitigating morbidity, mortality, and costs to society. Hence, preparing for a potential influenza pandemic is a high priority of governments at all levels (local, state, federal), nongovernm...
