Problem Definition: In this paper, we develop a forecast anchoring model that explains and predicts order variability behavior in a multi-period newsvendor problem. Our model assumes that people anchor on random point forecast (hence the name) and insufficiently adjust toward the...

We study an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) purchasing two inputs for assembly from two suppliers with private cost information. The OEM can contract with the two suppliers either simultaneously or sequentially. We consider both cases in which the OEM has relatively equal bargaining power...

We investigate how different types of social information affect the demand characteristics of firms competing through service quality. We first generate behavioral hypotheses around both consumers' learning behavior and firms' corresponding demand characteristics: market share, demand...