A reinforcement learning approach for hotel revenue management with evidence from field experiments

J Chen, Y Xu, P Yu, J Zhang - Journal of Operations …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We consider a budget hotel chain's revenue management problem of deciding how to
dynamically allocate capacity to multiple segments of customers. Our work solves an …

Beyond Money: Incentive Effects of Tokenized Ownership on User Contribution in DAOs

K Chen, Y Fan, Y Fang, X Luo - Journal of Operations …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Blockchain technologies have catalyzed the rise of decentralized autonomous organizations
(DAOs), which operate in an incentive network fueled by crypto tokens. In essence, these …

Budget Disclosure in Crowdfunding: Information Asymmetry and Cost Transparency

W Fu, G Shang, X Tong - Manufacturing & Service …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Problem definition: This paper investigates how a crowdfunding campaign's voluntary
disclosure of sensitive cost information affects its funding performance on Kickstarter—a …

Incentivizing Healthy Food Choices Using Add-on Bundling: A Field Experiment

N Bandi, MC Cohen, S Ray - Manufacturing & Service …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Problem definition: How can retailers incentivize customers to make healthier food choices?
Price, convenience, and taste are known to be among the main drivers behind such choices …

The Bullwhip Effect in Omni-Channel: An Analytically-Grounded Empirical Investigation

S Jiang, C Pang, X Liu, XD Peng - Available at SSRN 4989712, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
The bullwhip effect is an important operational challenge confronted by firms across
industries. Our study investigates the impact of omni-channel transformation, which refers to …

Causal Effects and Optimal Policy Learning for Intensive Care Unit Discharge Decisions to Solve Hospital Process Bottlenecks: Approach, Methods, and First Results

J Vogel, J Cordier, M Filipovic - 2025 - econstor.eu
Intensive care units (ICUs) operate with fixed capacities and face uncertainty such as
demand variability, leading to demand-driven, early discharges to free up beds. These …

Essays on Consumer Returns and Environmental Sustainability in Operations Management

A Balaram - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Consumer returns and environmental sustainability greatly impact the operational decisions
that firms make. Focusing on consumer returns, lenient return policies aid consumers with …

The Impact of Green Finance Policy on Firm Innovation: Evidence from China

H Zhang, M Hu, S Jiang, Z Zong - Available at SSRN 5062000 - papers.ssrn.com
Green finance plays a crucial role in promoting environmental sustainability through
financial activities. Rather than examining the macro-level impacts of green finance policies …

Motivating Runners in Real Time: A Field Experiment

D Kim, Y Son, W Khern-am-nuai, MC Cohen - Available at SSRN, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Despite the extensive research on healthcare operations, a need remains for a deeper
understanding of how to design and deploy new technologies to achieve efficiency …