We study the consequences of month-end lending incentives for Chinese bank managers. Using data from two banks, one state-owned and the other partially privatized, we show a clear increase in lending in the final days of each month, a result of both more loan issuance and higher value per loan....

Cover -- Editorial advisory board -- Guest editorial -- Integration of customer and supplier flexibility in a make-to-order industry -- Simulation based decision support system for optimization -- Developing service supply chains by using agent based simulation -- Collaborate or not? A system...