Technical Note—Optimal Procurement in Remanufacturing Systems with Uncertai…

We consider a single-product remanufacture-to-order system with multiple uncertain quality levels for used items, random procurement lead times, and lost sales. The quality level of a used item is …

Introduction to the Special Issue on Practice-Focused Research

Practice-Based Research in Operations Management: What It Is, Why Do It, Rela…

Merchant Commodity Storage and Term-Structure Model Error

Flexibility and Consistency in Long-Term Care Rostering

Problem definition: We consider the rostering decisions—that is, the assignment of workers scheduled for a shift to units—of a long-term care facility. The facility’s objective is to minimize…

Queues with Redundancy : Is Waiting in Multiple Lines Fair?

Problem definition: We study service systems where some (so-called “redundant”) customers join multiple queues simultaneously, enabling them to receive service in any one of the queues, while o…

That’s Not Fair : Tariff Structures for Electric Utilities with Rooftop Solar

Problem definition: Utility regulators are grappling to devise compensation schemes for customers who sell rooftop solar generation back to the grid, balancing environmental interests and the finan…

A Queueing Model and Analysis for Autonomous Vehicles on Highways

Green Technology Development and Adoption : Competition Regulation, and Uncer…

The Benefits of State Aggregation with Extreme-Point Weighting for Assemble-t…