Topic: Costs
Household Energy Efficiency: Not All Upgrades Are Created Equal
Behavior, other factors influence which improvements are effective
Mass Customization Makes Forecasting Parts Purchases a Manufacturer’s Nightmare
A method that establishes a range of needs — and then tightens the range — works better
Dealers Might Not Profit from Soaring Used-Car Prices
Lenders and private-party sellers constrain a seeming windfall
Why a Surcharge Can Alter Behavior Better than a Discount
Equal incentives perceived differently and can affect norms
Sharing Economy Platforms: Who Gets the Value Created?
Airbnb hosts seem to prosper more than Uber drivers
A Scheduling Tool that Considers Employee Preferences
A model for staffing O.R.s incorporates the costs of worker dissatisfaction and idle time
TV Ads are Cheaper for Advertisers with Seniority
T-Mobile’s $22.1 million disadvantage to AT&T; Arby’s pays more than Burger King
How Commodity Price Swings Destabilize Bank Relationships
Small firms in Peru shop nationwide for cheap credit, but loyalty runs two ways
Separating Auditing from Consulting: More Complex than it Seems
Market concentration, price and quality drive choice of firms
How Grocery Co-Ops Fit into the Competitive Landscape
Do for-profit supermarket chains tolerate higher-priced co-ops?
Should Manufacturers Use Formal Procedures to Evaluate Alternative Materials?
Methods that weight efficacy, toxicity and cost improve understanding but provide no easy answers
Academic Medical Centers Resilient After Cuts
Following Medicare reimbursement rate changes, research actually increased
Comprehensive COVID-19 Screening Would Pay for Itself Many Times Over
Reliable, widespread testing regimen could help jump-start economy
A Proposal to Even Out Flu Vaccine Supplies
A system of manufacturer rewards and penalties, consumer taxes and subsidies could aid vaccination rates
Private Equity Boosts Nursing Home Staffing — When Compelled by Competition
But in uncompetitive markets, the financial owners cut staff
A Model Could Help Food Processors Operate More Efficiently
Managing production with the declining potency of a catalyst