Journal: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

Found 445 papers in total
Just-in-Time Smoothing Through Batching
Just-in-Time Smoothing Through Batching
2008,
This paper presents two methods to solve the production smoothing problem in...
Learning by Doing in the Newsvendor Problem: A Laboratory Investigation of the Role of Experience and Feedback
Learning by Doing in the Newsvendor Problem: A Laboratory Investigation of the Role of Experience and Feedback
2008,
We investigate learning by doing in the newsvendor inventory problem. An earlier study...
Newsvendors Under Simultaneous Price and Inventory Competition
Newsvendors Under Simultaneous Price and Inventory Competition
2008,
This paper extends the theory of N competitive newsvendors to the case where...
How Improved Forecasts Can Degrade Decentralized Supply Chains
How Improved Forecasts Can Degrade Decentralized Supply Chains
2008,
This research studies the impact of improved forecasts on the members of a...
Applications of empirical science in manufacturing and service operations
Applications of empirical science in manufacturing and service operations
2007,
This paper sets the stage for the special issue on the application of empirical...
Strengthening the empirical base of operations management
Strengthening the empirical base of operations management
2007,
Isuggest that the prospering fields of physics, medicine, and finance illustrate the...
Simple models of discrete choice and their performance in bandit experiments
Simple models of discrete choice and their performance in bandit experiments
2007,
Recent operations management papers model customers as solving multiarmed bandit...
What can be learned from classical inventory models? A cross-industry exploratory investigation
What can be learned from classical inventory models? A cross-industry exploratory investigation
2007,
Classical inventory models offer a variety of insights into the optimal way to manage...
US Retail and wholesale inventory performance from 1981 to 2004
US Retail and wholesale inventory performance from 1981 to 2004
2007,
This paper examines the inventories of publicly traded U.S. retail and wholesale...
In search of the bullwhip effect
In search of the bullwhip effect
2007,
The bullwhip effect is the phenomenon of increasing demand variability in the supply...
Estimating demand uncertainty using judgmental forecasts
Estimating demand uncertainty using judgmental forecasts
2007,
Measuring demand uncertainty is a key activity in supply chain planning, but it is...
An empirical study of system improvement by frontline employees in hospital units
An empirical study of system improvement by frontline employees in hospital units
2007,
This paper investigates the conditions under which frontline employees take initiative...
The effect of operational performance and focus on profitability: A longitudinal study of the US airline industry
The effect of operational performance and focus on profitability: A longitudinal study of the US airline industry
2007,
We study the impact of operational performance on profitability in the context of the...
Store manager incentive design and retail performance: An exploratory investigation
Store manager incentive design and retail performance: An exploratory investigation
2007,
Store managers perform multiple tasks within a store, and the way in which they are...
Customer efficiency, channel usage, and firm performance in retail banking
Customer efficiency, channel usage, and firm performance in retail banking
2007,
Innovations in technology and service design have increasingly enabled firms to...
Examining the influence of operational intellectual capital on capabilities and performance
Examining the influence of operational intellectual capital on capabilities and performance
2007,
Managers have long been challenged by an abundance of internal and external demands...
Project performance and the enabling role of information technology: An exploratory study on the role of alignment
Project performance and the enabling role of information technology: An exploratory study on the role of alignment
2007,
As firms focus on new product, process, and service innovations, improving the...
Risk ownership in contract manufacturing
Risk ownership in contract manufacturing
2007,
We consider a supply chain where a contract manufacturer (CM) serves a number of...
Coordination mechanisms for supply chains under price and service competition
Coordination mechanisms for supply chains under price and service competition
2007,
In a decentralized supply chain, with long–term competition between independent...
Decentralization cost in scheduling: A game-theoretic approach
Decentralization cost in scheduling: A game-theoretic approach
2007,
Decentralized organizations may incur inefficiencies because of scheduling issues...
Implementation of the newsvendor model with clearance pricing: How to (and how not to) estimate a salvage value
Implementation of the newsvendor model with clearance pricing: How to (and how not to) estimate a salvage value
2007,
The newsvendor model is designed to decide how much of a product to order when the...
Two-wholesale-price contracts: Push, pull, and advance-purchase discount contracts
Two-wholesale-price contracts: Push, pull, and advance-purchase discount contracts
2007,
The allocation of inventory ownership affects the inventory availability in a supply...
Inventory, speculation, and sourcing strategies in the presence of online exchanges
Inventory, speculation, and sourcing strategies in the presence of online exchanges
2007,
We study how online business‐to‐business (B2B) exchanges affect...
Optimal due date assignment and resource allocation to minimize the weighted number of tardy jobs on a single machine
Optimal due date assignment and resource allocation to minimize the weighted number of tardy jobs on a single machine
2007,
With the increased emphasis on the effective management of operational issues in...
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