The Role of the Internet and e-Commerce in the Supply Chain -- Supply Chain Integration Over the Internet -- Customer Service Models for Bricks, Clicks and in Between -- B2B Markets: Procuremen and Supplier Risk Management in E-Business -- Supply Chain Coordination Models and Applications --...

Optimization problems in operations and finance often include a cost that is proportional to the expected amount by which a random variable exceeds some fixed quantity, known as the expected loss function. Representation of this function often leads to computational challenges, depending on the...

We consider the allocation of a limited budget to a set of activities or investments in order to maximize return from investment. In a number of practical contexts (e.g., advertising), the return from investment in an activity is effectively modeled using an S-curve, where increasing returns to...

We study a class of capacity acquisition and assignment problems with stochastic customer demands often found in operations planning contexts. In this setting, a supplier utilizes a set of distinct facilities to satisfy the demands of different customers or markets. Our model simultaneously...