This special issue implores us to address sustainability from the lens of emerging economies and the role that innovation can play in this context. We posit that, for sustainable operations research to be relevant in the context of emerging economies, it needs to incorporate social concerns and...

We study recycling technology choice, a critical factor that has received little attention in the context of extended producer responsibility, and its interaction with product design-for-recycling in driving the environmental benefits of recycling systems. Collective recycling systems have long...

Many non-profit organizations (NPOs) serve distressed individuals who seek relief from hardshipssuch as domestic abuse or homelessness. These NPOs aim to maximize social impact by allocating their limited amount of resources to various activities. However, they face a complex task because their...

In many contexts such as product design and development, advertising, or scouting for technical solutions, clients seek the expertise of external providers to generate innovative solutions for their business problems. Since innovation projects are beset with uncertainty, they often require...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation aims to create incentives for producers to design products that are easier to recycle. In this paper, we study whether a collective EPR implementation, which is common in practice due to its cost efficiency advantage, can achieve this goal. In...

Problem definition: We investigate the effectiveness of different Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) implementation models for pharmaceuticals. In particular, we study two viable and prevalent models: (i) Source Reduction (SR), where a form of fee upon sale is imposed on producers, and (ii)...

We analyze a resource allocation problem faced by Medical Surplus Recovery Organizations (MSROs) that recover medical surplus products to fulfill the needs of under-served healthcare facilities in developing countries. Due to the uncertain, uncontrollable supply and limited information about...

We analyze not-for-pro t Medical Surplus Recovery Organizations (MSROs) that manage the recovery of surplus (unused or donated) medical products to fulfill the needs of underserved healthcare facilities in the developing world. Our work is inspired by an award-winning North American...

In this article, we analyze the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act to explore the benefits and potential drawbacks of a market-based Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) implementation with operational flexibility for manufacturers. Based on publicly available reports and stakeholder...

Several auto manufacturers have recently introduced car sharing programs. Although the structure of most programs is the same, there is no clear dominant strategy regarding the type of vehicles OEMs should provide through car sharing. In this paper, we consider an OEM who contemplates car...