Scott Rodilitz

Assistant Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management

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Drawing on techniques from operations, computer science, economics and statistics, Scott Rodilitz produces research that optimizes online platforms to support public- and civic-sector decision makers. He builds data-driven models of large stochastic systems to shed light on how organizations can harness the power of crowdsourcing and platform-based markets.

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3 Articles

A woman hands off cases of drinks to a male volunteer. Research Brief / Management

How Nonprofits Can Better Engage Volunteers

When to allow unpaid workers to call dibs on recurring tasks — and when not to

Haitian citizens take 100-pound bags of rice at an aid distribution point in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Research Brief / Operations

Distributing Aid Fairly Amid Scarcity and Unknown Demand

Building adaptability into an approach improves performance

A screen grab of the Volunteer Match website that reads "How do I?' on an orange and white background. Research Brief / Algorithm

Matching Algorithms Work Fine — Until Bypassed By External Links

How to rebalance supply and demand amid today’s chaotic internet traffic