Optimal distribution strategy of coupons on e-commerce platforms: Sufficient or scarce?

L Hu, M Zhang, X Wen - International Journal of Production Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
With the growth of the digital economy, platform-led coupons are becoming an increasingly
popular marketing approach. How to optimally design coupon strategies to achieve the …

Product return management through promotional offers: The role of consumers' loss aversion

D Das, P Dutta - International Journal of Production Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance of recovery activities in a circular economy is primarily driven by an
effective and efficient acquisition process for used products. This study focuses on …

Last-iterate convergence in no-regret learning: Games with reference effects under logit demand

MA Guo, D Ying, J Lavaei, ZJM Shen - Available at SSRN 4597658, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
This work is dedicated to the algorithm design in a competitive framework, with the primary
goal of learning a stable equilibrium. We consider a realistic setting where two firms engage …

[HTML][HTML] Quality disclosure strategies for small business enterprises under consumer loss aversion

D Yao, S He, M Zheng - Journal of Management Science and Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we focus on small business enterprises (SBEs) that usually have low market
power but can rely on retailers to transact sales and gain the ability to disclose quality …

Nonlinear pricing for yield management and countering strategic consumer behavior

M Khouja, Y Li, J Zhou - European Journal of Operational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Many models assume that faced with excess inventory, retailers offer price discounts to
increase sales. This discount is assumed to be a certain dollar amount or a certain percent …

Intertemporal pricing via nonparametric estimation: Integrating reference effects and consumer heterogeneity

H Jiang, J Cao, ZJM Shen - Manufacturing & Service …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Problem definition: We consider intertemporal pricing in the presence of reference effects
and consumer heterogeneity. Our research question encompasses how to estimate …

Multi-product dynamic pricing with reference effects under logit demand

MA Guo, H Jiang, ZJM Shen - Available at SSRN 4189049, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
We consider an infinite-horizon multi-product dynamic pricing problem with possibly
asymmetric reference effects in a monopolistic setting. Our model accommodates both cross …

Sharing Economy Platforms with Reference-Dependent Gig Workers

N Zhang, A Paul, L Qiu - Available at SSRN 4557358, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
The sharing economy and gig workers have become a major feature in modern economies.
The empirical literature demonstrates that gig workers exhibit reference-dependent, loss …

Inventory information frictions explain price rigidity in perishable groceries

N Chehrazi, RE Sanders… - Available at SSRN …, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
Grocery retailers cannot engage in inventory-based pricing without physically auditing their
shelves because their inventory records are inaccurate and incomplete. In particular …

Frontiers of Information and Platform Design in Operations Management

Q Zhang - 2024 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
This dissertation revolves around the intricate domains of information and mechanism
design in operations management, presented in two essays. The first essay delves into the …