Spatial price integration is extensively studied in commodity markets as a means of examining the degree of integration between regions of a geographically diverse market. Many commodity markets that are commonly studied are supported by a well-defined transportation network, such as the network...

The results in this paper address the question of how to evaluate and implement optimal price-lead time menus for congested service providers when market knowledge is limited. We formulate the economic assignment problem for the allocation of lead-times to customers with two-dimensional types,...

How should a firm design a price-lead time menu and scheduling policy to maximize revenues from heterogeneous time-sensitive customers with private information about their preferences? We consider a queueing system with multiple customer types that differ in two dimensions, their valuations for...

Problem definition: This paper studies the coordination of referral and scheduling policies where access to specialized medical services is managed through a centralized intake system. In this increasingly common mode of operation, a central body makes decisions regarding the allocation of...

Gray markets are unauthorized channels of distribution for a supplier’s authentic products. We study a distribution channel that consists of a supplier who offers all-unit quantity discounts for batch orders to enjoy cost savings, and a reseller who may divert some goods to the gray markets....