For many industries, logistic activities encompass an important part of the total costs and sometimes, the success of the company strongly depends on the performance of these activities. Counting on a good transportation plan is a key issue to obtain desirable achievements. In general, these...

We study the optimal algorithm decisions of a platform on ranking products sold by sellers--who may use fake sales to boost the rankings of their products--and the impact on consumers and sellers. We design a model of an online retail marketplace with competing sellers. The platform decides...

In the past decades, genetic algorithms (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithms, and BOX algorithms have been used in natural gas liquefaction process optimization. Since all three methods can find a solution for a given objective function but adopt different strategies and...

A divide-and-conquer algorithm for exploiting policy function monotonicity is proposed and analyzed. To compute a discrete problem with n states and n choices, the algorithm requires at most 5n log2(n)n function evaluations and so is O(n log2 n). In contrast, existing methods for non-concave...

Artificial intelligence systems are increasingly demonstrating their capacity to make better predictions than human experts. Yet, recent studies suggest that professionals sometimes doubt the quality of these systems and overrule machine-based prescriptions. This paper explores the extent to...

We analyze the effects of better algorithmic demand forecasting on collusive profits. We show that the comparative statics crucially depend on the whether actions are observable. Thus, the optimal antitrust policy needs to take into account the institutional settings of the industry in question....

This article focuses on the Mixed-Model Assembly Line Balancing single-target problem of type 2 with single-sided linear assembly line configurations, which is common in the industrial environment of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The main objective is to achieve Algorithmic...

Most online sales worldwide take place in marketplaces that connect sellers and buyers. The presence of numerous third-party sellers leads to a proliferation of listings for each product, making it difficult for customers to choose between the available options. Online marketplaces adopt...

AI algorithms often cannot realize their intended efficiency gains because of their low adoption by human users. We uncover various factors that explain ridesharing drivers’ aversion to an algorithm designed to help them make better location choices. By leveraging an algorithmic recommendation...