For serial multi-echelon systems subject to production capacity limits at every stage, we consider a class of modified echelon base stock (MEBS) policies. To evaluate information requirements of such systems, we consider two separate inventory management mechanisms operated in a decentralized...

Startup firms typically are small and by their nature their founders are required to make cross-functional decisions because disciplinary departments—for example, marketing and operations—simply do not exist as separate entities in their firms. Simultaneously considering marketing and...

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals were in dire need of data-driven analytics to provide support for critical, expensive, and challenging decisions. Yet, the majority of analytics being developed were targeted toward state- and national-level policy decisions, with little...

Purpose – This study aims to explore the challenges of truck-sharing and effective ways of dealing with those in achieving supply chain collaboration and collaboration in transportation management (e.g. transport collaboration) for transport capacity expansion, and reducing carbon emission and...

Purpose – Empty container trucks may cause a deficit in transport capacity and contribute to congestion and emissions in the port territory. Reengineering of the container truck hauling process to introduce truck-sharing arrangements using the truck appointment system has the potential of...

Consumer reaction to (non)responsible sourcing (i.e., boycotting non-responsible firms and paying more for certified versions of products) determines firms’ sourcing strategies in a given market. Based on evidence from the marketing literature, in this paper we assume that the type of consumer...