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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Adriana Hofmann Trevisan, Camila Goncalves Castro, Gomes Leonardo Augusto de Vasconcelos, Mascarenhas Janaina
Summary: Circular ecosystem is a fast-growing phenomenon where autonomous yet interdependent actors work together to create and deliver circular value propositions to customers. Research shows that ensuring multiple cycles of value and balanced actors are critical aspects of a circular ecosystem. By introducing a framework, we can better understand and articulate the unique features of circular ecosystems.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2022)
Review
Business
Milad Kolagar, Vinit Parida, David Sjodin
Summary: This study investigates how manufacturing firms engaged in digital servitization transform their ecosystems and provides an integrated framework for ecosystem transformation. Suggestions for future research are provided for digital servitization scholars.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Management
Krishna Chaitanya Balthu, Ben Clegg
Summary: This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of action research-based interventions in bringing about change in the professional service environment, particularly within the legal service sector in the UK. By applying systems thinking and a novel methodology, the research generated new knowledge and practical implications that can benefit various professional service operations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Management
Guillaume Roels, Bradley R. Staats
Summary: As the nature of work has evolved, research in people-centric operations (PCO) has become increasingly important, with a promising future ahead. Thanks to the availability of data, researchers have more opportunities to study the link between people's behavior and operational performance.
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Review
Agronomy
Paul M. Barasa, Christina M. Botai, Joel O. Botai, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi
Summary: Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is promoted as key for agricultural adaptation in Africa, with several countries endorsing it, but lacking national investment plans. CSA research in Africa is still developing, with the need for a framework to guide implementation.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Diogo Alagador, Jorge Orestes Cerdeira
Summary: A large fraction of the environmental crisis today is caused by the significant loss of biodiversity driven by human activities. Biodiversity conservation often conflicts with societal goals, but Operations Research (OR) offers analytical models and tools to resolve the conflicts between ecology and economy. The advancement in technology has provided planners with vast amounts of data, challenging traditional approaches. This study provides an overview of the challenges faced by spatial conservation models supported by OR and discusses the progress and optimization of these models through sophisticated algorithms and computational tools. It also explores the potential of collaborative platforms in the era of Big Data to further enhance biodiversity conservation efforts.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Business
Nadia Pomirleanu, Brandon M. Gustafson, Janell Townsend
Summary: Organizational climate is a concept of interest to both practitioners and academics. This study focuses on the role of organizational climate in B2B settings, examining six dimensions related to HR, service, relationships, coordination, environment, and exploration. The Exploration dimension is unique to B2B, and the study highlights emerging research on interactions and relationships.
INDUSTRIAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marcin Zemigala
Summary: This article analyzes the tendencies in scientific research on business and climate change, identifying an upward trend, key research centers, and well-explored thematic areas. It also highlights three research gaps. The findings have important implications for researchers, political decision-makers, and the business community.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Business
Mathijs Verhagen, Mark de Reuver, Harry Bouwman
Summary: This article examines the performance implications of business model (BM) experimentation and finds that the implementation of BMs plays a mediating role in firm performance. It suggests that business model innovation requires aligning BMs with operations and enterprise architectures, in addition to strategic thinking and experimentation.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Xenophon A. Koufteros, Sunil Babbar, Ravi S. Behara, Milad Baghersad
Summary: This study focuses on top authors and institutions in the field of Operations Management by analyzing papers published in four premier journals over a 15-year period. It examines the levels of practitioner participation in research works published in these journals, providing insights into collaboration and productivity in the field.
Article
Business
Pejvak Oghazi, Vinit Parida, Joakim Wincent, Rana Mostaghel
Summary: This study develops a definition and framework for ecosystem transformation, proposing a circular model with four main mechanisms to explain ecosystem evolution. The research finds that firm-specific technology development and market needs drive disruptive innovation and transformation in the ecosystem.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Economics
Amel Attour, Pierre Barbaroux
Summary: By focusing on the near-field communication (NFC) platform ecosystem, this article identifies three key knowledge processes – generation, application, and valorization – that are essential for the tasks and activities associated with different phases of a business ecosystem's lifecycle.
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
(2021)
Article
Management
Tharcisio Cotta Fontainha, Leandro de Oliveira Silva, Wesley Moraes de Lira, Adriana Leiras, Renata Albergaria de Mello Bandeira, Luiz Felipe Scavarda
Summary: This paper analyzes existing process models for disaster response operations and develops a reference process model by combining different perspectives. The suitability and reuse of the model as a guide in operations planning are discussed, and a research agenda is offered.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS-RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Business
Petra A. Nylund, Xavier Amores-Bravo, Xavier Ferras-Hernandez, Alexander Brem
Summary: An investigation of the innovative ecosystem during the pandemic reveals that common innovation objectives and crisis urgency can activate seemingly idle ecosystems, leading to rapid technological change.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2023)
Review
Business
Herman I. Stal, Ivan Riumkin, Maria Bengtsson
Summary: Increased focus on sustainability has led to more complex and boundary-spanning value creation for firms. In order to understand how business models describe external relationships, we conducted a systematic literature review. Through analyzing 49 articles, we identified four conceptualizations of external relationships - collaboration, alliances, networks, and ecosystems - and proposed nine propositions to clarify their meaning. Additionally, we identified blind spots in existing business model research for sustainability, including coopetition, wider inter-organizational and sustainability tensions, and power. Based on these blind spots, we present a research agenda that aims to theorize business models for sustainability while addressing their inherent tensions and contradictions.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Junjie Zhou, Xiaoshuai Fan, Ying-Ju Chen, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: This paper examines the dissemination of market information to farmers in developing countries and finds that providing information to all farmers may not always benefit them. The optimal information provision policy depends on the competition type, yield uncertainty, source of funding, and the social planner's ultimate goal.
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Xiaoshuai Fan, Ying-Ju Chen, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: The study suggests that it is advantageous for a large manufacturer to refuse to pay bribes in a procurement auction, as it can still benefit from the corrupted situation. Even when disadvantaged for not bribing, the positive force derived from the right of first refusal may outweigh the information disadvantage, allowing the large manufacturer to maintain an advantage in the competition.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
ManMohan S. Sodhi, Christopher S. Tang, Evan T. Willenson
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has put the supply chains for medically critical items and common household goods to the test, particularly in terms of severe shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators in the United States. These shortages have revealed vulnerabilities in the supply chains of essential products during times of crisis, leading to public pressure on corporations to reconsider their supply chains. Drawing from lessons learned during the pandemic, this paper proposes a research agenda and opportunities to develop responsive supply chains to combat future pandemics and major public health emergencies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Management
Prashant Chintapalli, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: This paper examines the implications of credit-based MSPs in a more general setting, involving two types of farmers and two types of crops. The study finds that strategic farmers can counteract the decisions of myopic farmers and that credit-based MSPs are more effective when the market is dominated by myopic farmers. Additionally, offering MSPs to complementary crops can result in a higher surplus.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Prashant Chintapalli, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: Many developing countries use minimum support price (MSP) as an alternative subsidy scheme to safeguard farmers' incomes and ensure sufficient crop production. Both MSP and cost subsidy can increase production and improve consumer surplus, but cost subsidy may decrease farmer's surplus unexpectedly.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Business
Tinglong Dai, Christopher Tang
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role of supply chains in delivering economic, human, and societal value, while also increasing interest in ESG issues among businesses, governments, and academics. In the globalized economy, ESG measures must encompass a firm's end-to-end operations across its entire supply chain, with well-calibrated ESG measures playing a key role in guiding day-to-day supply chain management practices.
Article
Management
Wenzheng Mao, Liu Ming, Ying Rong, Christopher S. Tang, Huan Zheng
Summary: This paper discusses the operations of on-demand meal delivery platforms and suggests using empirical research to improve their performance. It provides a unique dataset from a meal delivery platform in China and reviews recent studies on meal delivery platforms, offering research opportunities for enhancing delivery performance.
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Wei Miao, Yiting Deng, Wei Wang, Yongdong Liu, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: This study examines the causal effects of surge pricing on driver earnings and labor supply in the ride-sharing industry. The findings show that surge pricing leads to an increase in drivers' weekly revenue, but a decrease in their daily revenue. Additionally, surge pricing attracts more part-time drivers into the market and displaces full-time drivers.
JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Management
Serguei Netessine, Christopher Tang, Michael Toffel
M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Li Chen, Hau L. Lee, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: Supply chain fairness refers to fair treatment among members in a supply chain, but due to market imperfections, some members may exploit their positions or circumstances, gaining excessive advantages over others. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities and unfair practices in global supply chains. However, some companies are taking action to address these issues and create strategic value.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Musen Kingsley Li, ManMohan S. Sodhi, Christopher S. Tang, Jiayi Joey Yu
Summary: This paper examines the integration of stockpile inventory, backup capacity, and standby capability to meet the surge in demand during disasters. The results show that adding capacity and developing capability can be cost-effective strategies in reducing inventory and overall costs.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Subodha Kumar, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: Since its first publication in 1992, Production and Operations Management has experienced remarkable growth in terms of submissions, publications, and journal impact factor. In this 30th-anniversary issue, authors examine the past and future of operations management research, addressing emerging issues in innovation, sustainability, social responsibility, technology management, healthcare management, cybersecurity, and retail operations. The special issue provides a collection of papers aiming to offer innovative ideas for readers to tackle new challenges in operations management.
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Wendy Olsder, Tugce Martagan, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: To improve the availability and accessibility of treatments for rare diseases, governments have introduced subsidy programs, exogenous pricing, and outcome-based payment schemes. Research shows that government subsidies are crucial for attracting new drug development for rare diseases; the exogenous pricing scheme can improve patient welfare but reduces the manufacturer's profit.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Management
Tobias Croenert, Layla Martin, Stefan Minner, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: When determining store locations, competing retailers need to consider customers' store choices. Incumbent retailers estimate customer attraction parameters using historical data, while new entrants can observe the location structure of incumbents to estimate these parameters. We propose an inverse optimization approach to help new entrants improve their profits by identifying parameter combinations that lead to observed equilibrium solutions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Jiaru Bai, Christopher S. Tang
Summary: This study analyzes the equilibrium structure of competing service platforms in a two-sided market and finds that only one platform can sustain and dominate the market. However, under certain conditions, both platforms can be profitable in equilibrium.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2022)
