Production and Operations Management

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• Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems: Strategies for Pod Selection and Scheduling AI翻译
  作者：Kizil, Kerim U.; Sriskandarajah, Chelliah; Stauffer, Jon M.
  作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School
  摘要：Robotic mobile fulfillment (RMF) systems automate storage and transportation within fulfillment centers while still relying on human pickers. We focus on two key performance metrics in these systems, aiming to minimize overall completion time (OCT) as the primary objective and the number of required robots (NRR) as a secondary objective. We investigate two interrelated operational problems influencing these metrics: (i) Pod selection, which involves choosing the mobile racks for item picking, ...
• Newsvendor Problems With Product Unbundling: An Approach Combining Robust Optimization With Deep Reinforcement Learning AI翻译
  作者：Yan, Xiaoli; Chen, Youhua (Frank); Yu, Hui; Li, Jiawen
  作者单位：Chongqing University; City University of Hong Kong
  摘要：In fashion, food processing, petrochemical production, and agriculture, products (items) are often bundled in a prefixed assortment, with a given ratio for each product. For example, one case of men's shoes may contain 24 pairs of different sizes of the same design. Of the 24 pairs, there is one size 7 pair, four sizes 9, and so on. Moreover, those pairs of shoes are packaged independently for retailing. Retailers of such products order them in bundles and then resell them unbundled. In this s...
• Rationally Trust, but Emotionally? The Roles of Cognitive and Affective Trust in Laypeople's Acceptance of AI for Preventive Care Operations AI翻译
  作者：Kyung, Nakyung; Kwon, Hyeokkoo Eric
  作者单位：National University of Singapore; Nanyang Technological University
  摘要：Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare operations. Nevertheless, particularly in the context of preventive care, little is known about how laypeople perceive and accept AI and change their behavior accordingly. Grounded in a solid theoretical framework of trust, this study bridges this gap by exploring individuals' acceptance of AI-based preventive health interventions and following health behavior change, which is critical for preventive care providers' operational and busine...
• Team Composition and Incentive Design in Collaborative Product Development AI翻译
  作者：Vessal, Sara Rezaee; Sommer, Svenja Christina
  作者单位：ESSEC Business School; Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris
  摘要：Choosing the right development team is crucial for companies. We investigate how project collaboration requirements and uncertainty levels affect the choice between specialists with higher levels of task-specific abilities and generalists with higher levels of collaboration skills. We also examine how these factors affect optimal team incentives. In addition to performance-enhancing helping, we consider another type of collaboration that has received less attention in the incentive literature:...
• When Costco Comes to Town, Can Adjusting Product Variety Shield Incumbent Stores From Sales Loss? Insights From Retail Collocation, Category, and Preexisting Competition AI翻译
  作者：Wan, Xiang
  作者单位：University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
  摘要：When a competitor enters a market, incumbent retail stores often adjust their product variety to avoid sales loss. However, no empirical evidence has been provided in the literature to justify the value of such product variety adjustments after a rival's entry. One difficulty is that the change in consumer demand due to rival's entry and changes in product variety simultaneously affect incumbents' sales. When changes in sales at incumbent stores are observed after rivals' entries, it is unclea...
• Toward a More Diverse and Equitable Food Distribution System: Amplifying Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Food Bank Operations AI翻译
  作者：Hamilton, Mikaya; Morrow, Benjamin F.; Davis, Lauren B.; Morgan, Shona; Ivy, Julie S.; Jiang, Steven; Chi, Min; Hilliard, Kyle
  作者单位：University of North Carolina; North Carolina A&T State University; University of North Carolina; North Carolina A&T State University; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; North Carolina State University
  摘要：This article provides an evidence-based discussion of an ongoing effort within the operations of hunger relief organizations to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by sourcing and distributing more culturally relevant food. Through nearly 100 interviews with food bank personnel in diverse roles (from partner agency relations to executives) representing various regions of the United States, we explore the challenges faced by different functional units within the organization. These i...
• Product Customization and Returns: The Moderating Role of National Culture AI翻译
  作者：Hilafu, Haileab; Letizia, Paolo; Roma, Paolo
  作者单位：University of Tennessee System; University of Tennessee Knoxville; University of Palermo
  摘要：Product customization enables consumers to tailor products to their individual preferences. One benefit of customization is its lower volume of returns. By customizing, consumers learn about their product preferences and develop a sense of attachment to the products they help create. As a result, they are less likely to return the purchased items. The effect of product customization on returns may depend on cultural traits of consumers, such as the extent to which they would avoid uncertainty ...
• Joint Shelf Design and Space Planning Problem With Placement Options AI翻译
  作者：Zajac, Sandra; Kuhn, Heinrich
  摘要：This article introduces the first joint shelf design and space planning problem that considers two placement options for items-hanging and shelving-on flexible shelves. These types of shelves are used in sectors such as do-it-yourself and toy retail, and for household goods in grocery stores. However, they have received limited attention in the literature, which typically focuses on regular shelves with a single placement option: placing items on shelf panels. The problem requires three interd...
• Optimal Processing and Trading for a Commodity in the Presence of Inventory Conversion Flexibility and Random Supply AI翻译
  作者：Bhandari, Ashish S.; Sapra, Amar; Seshadri, Sridhar; Sastry, Trilochan
  作者单位：Indian Institute of Management (IIM System); Indian Institute of Management Bangalore; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  摘要：This paper presents a decision support system used by an agricultural cooperative in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to optimize the purchase, blending, sale, and storage of groundnuts for maximum profit. The cooperative buys raw groundnuts (input commodity) from member farmers and processes them into multiple grades of groundnut seeds (output commodity). These may then be blended to create intermediate grades to exploit arbitrage opportunities. The cooperative sells part of ...
• From Social to Purchase: Customer Selection in Social Group Buying AI翻译
  作者：Cheng, Yan; Lin, Shaochong; Shen, Zuo-Jun Max
  作者单位：Shanghai University of Finance & Economics; University of Hong Kong; University of Hong Kong; University of Hong Kong
  摘要：Social scope group buying has emerged as an increasingly popular promotional strategy and has served as a new customer acquisition tool. In the service industry, companies use social group buying (SGB) to recruit new customers and promote full-price products. Through SGB activities, customers can trade their social capital to form buying groups, experience SGB-offered sample products, and further alleviate uncertainty regarding expensive full-price products before making a final purchase. We i...