We analyze product design implications of extended producer responsibility (EPR)-based take-back legislation on durable goods. In particular, we observe that incentives under EPR may involve an inherent trade-off has not been explored to date: Durable goods producers can respond by making their products more recyclable or durable, where the former decreases unit recycling cost and latter reduces volume recycle. When these two attributes do go hand in hand, as is case for many categories, be...

We review the sustainable operations management research published in first 20 years of Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM), and we outline our hopes for next years. This provides a “big picture” overview trends M&SOM, along with an impact assessment both inside outside boundaries research. provide brief chronological survey publications as well high-level citation analysis. Together, these analyses indicate that topics studied M&SOM have largely followed...

Regions with carbon emission regulations bear the risk of “carbon leakage” if local producers shift production capacity to an unregulated region. We investigate problem for a producer subject geographically asymmetric regulation uncertain future price. The has two ex ante options lower its compliance cost: investing in clean technology regulated region and building determines quantities post, after price uncertainty is resolved. study anti‐leakage policies, Border Tax (BT) Output‐Based...

Problem definition: We study the economic rationale for certified pre-owned (CPO) programs and characterize mechanism through which they influence secondary markets to create value durable goods firms consumers. Academic/practical relevance: Our on understanding market impact of CPO is highly relevant industry given their prevalence in practice. work also contributes adverse selection literature context “lemons problem” by uncovering underpinning how improve efficiency. Methodology: use a...

In this article, we consider a model of multiple make-to-order suppliers, which compete based on their promised sojourn times. A fixed penalty is imposed the suppliers for failing delivery time requirement at an agreed service level. The demand allocated to according times, using either supplier-selection (SS) approach or supplier-allocation (SA) as proposed in Benjaafar et al. (2007, Outsourcing via competition, Management Science, 53 (2), 241–259). Their framework and results are then...

Summary In this article, we analyze the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act to explore benefits and potential drawbacks of a market‐based extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation implementation with operational flexibility for manufacturers. Based on publicly available reports stakeholder interviews, find that attains two key goals EPR (i.e., higher cost efficiencies substantial landfill diversion); however, may come at expense selective collection recycling, an increased burden...

This paper introduces a novel approach to discuss an optimal inventory levelof retail product using real option framework.We consider stochastic models for the evolutionof demand and unit price of over time. The profit structure retaileris represented by payoff option.An actuarial is then used toprice option. retailer determines level theproduct with view maximizing net expected profit.Numerical examples will begiven illustrate practical implementation proposed andto investigate impacts...

Abstract A two-server service network has been studied from the principal-agent perspective. In model, services are rendered by two independent facilities coordinated an agency, which seeks to devise a strategy suitably allocate customers and simultaneously determine compensation levels. Two possible allocation schemes were compared — viz. common queue separate schemes. The scheme was shown give more competition incentives also induce higher capacity. this paper, we investigate general case...

We analyze product design implications of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)-based take-back legislation on durable goods. In particular, we observe that incentives under EPR may involve an inherent trade-off has not been explored to date: Durable goods producers can respond by making their products more recyclable or durable, where the former decreases unit recycling cost and latter reduces volume producer recycle. When these two attributes do go hand-in-hand, as is case for many...

We analyze product design implications of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)-based take-back legislation on durable goods. In particular, we observe that incentives under EPR may involve an inherent trade-off has not been explored to date: Durable goods producers can respond by making their products either more recyclable or durable, where the former will decrease unit recycling cost whereas latter reduce volume producer recycle. When these two attributes do go hand-in-hand, as is case...

Regions with carbon emission regulations bear the risk of "carbon leakage'' if local producers shift production capacity to an unregulated region. We investigate problem for a producer subject geographically asymmetric regulation uncertain future price. The has two ex-ante options lower its compliance cost: investing in clean technology regulated region and building determines quantities ex-post, after price uncertainty is resolved. study anti-leakage policies, Border Tax (BT) Output-Based...

We study the optimal demand allocation policiesto induce high service capacity and achieve minimum expected sojourn timesin equilibrium in a queueing system with multiple strategic servers.We propose mixed threshold policyas an state-dependent policy that induces from servers.Compensation to server can be paid at customer or upon job completion. Our focuses on use of multiple-server replicate given state-independent symmetric lower time.The results indicate that, under both payment schemes,...

In this paper, we first study the performance of a supply chain consisting one retailer and supplier. The supplier sets price scheme some goods then decides order level sells in market. Specifically, quadratic cost function is assumed here to approximate U-shape curve commonly observed industries. Two kinds contracts offered by are investigated, namely wholesale contract quantity dependent contract. Wholesale fixed under but varies depending on second one. We show that certain successfully...