Area: Decisions, Operations & Technology Management
If Shoe Shoppers Will Accept a Half-Size Difference, How Should Merchants Adjust Inventory?
Carrying fewer pairs of some sizes could be a potential profit booster for boutiques
The New Math for Reservoir Management Amid Climate Change
Sacramento River Basin serves as a test case for conserving water over unpredictable weather cycles
AI’s Somewhat Hidden Secret: Invisible Human Workers
How 934 workers around the globe regard their labor; it doesn’t have to be this way
How Nonprofits Can Better Engage Volunteers
When to allow unpaid workers to call dibs on recurring tasks — and when not to
How to Speed Progress on U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
Operations management research identifies synergies for more efficient action
Anticipating Overcrowding Risk in the ICU
A model vastly outperforms predictions based on prior hospital data
Strict Emissions Rules in China Spur Automotive Innovations
Tough standards led to an increase in auto-related patents
Maximizing Capacity Utilization of Unique Equipment
An algorithm to reduce telescope repositioning time boosts productivity between 10% and 25%
Business Efficiency Needn’t Be the Enemy of Personal and Public Well-Being
Operations managers can take into consideration happiness, equity and sustainability
The Makeup of Your Team Should Dictate How and When You Have Meetings
Team size and how staffer productivity varies are crucial considerations
How to Reduce the Risk of Forced Labor in Agricultural Supply Chains
Improving the search for contractors that don’t use coercion
Distillers’ Dilemma: Sell Now or Let Whisky Age Further
Decision analysis for a firm considering adding a longer-aged product to its lineup
A Proposal To Improve Supplier Reliability in Tech Manufacturing
Withholding renewal of a supply agreement can be more powerful than other carrots and sticks
AI from AI: a Future of Generic and Biased Online Content?
Sharing the technology’s weak work product negatively influences the quality of its output going forward
When Surge Pricing Comes to the Supermarket
Charging more at peak times could reduce congestion and lift profits. Would customers revolt?
Distributing Aid Fairly Amid Scarcity and Unknown Demand
Building adaptability into an approach improves performance