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An integrated model for analysis of risks in outsourcing to third-party for sustainable reverse logistics implementation by SMEs 中小企业实施可持续逆向物流的第三方外包风险分析集成模型

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06725-2

Shiwani Sharma, Devika Kannan, Jyoti Dhingra Darbari, P. C. Jha, Chunguang Bai, Mark Christhian Barrueta Pinto

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A nonlinear wiener process degradation model with damage resistance for reliability analysis 基于损伤抗力的非线性维纳过程退化模型的可靠性分析

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-07-14 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06695-5

Yuhan Hu, Mengmeng Zhu, Huizhong Lin

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“Bad outputs as inputs”, reverse outputs and extended strong disposability “不良产出即投入”、反向产出和扩展的强可处置性

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06735-0

Giannis Karagiannis, Stavros Kourtzidis

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A loss-averse ordering strategy with a piecewise-formed reference point 具有分段形成的参考点的避免损失的排序策略

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06679-5

Chengzhi Fang, Yongjiang Guo, Zhaofeng He

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Optimization and artificial intelligence in logistics management 物流管理中的优化和人工智能

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06700-x

Eduardo Lalla-Ruiz, Martijn R. K. Mes

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Grading barriers in IoT adoption for sustainable supply chains: a double hierarchy fuzzy-based Cronbach-WISP model 可持续供应链采用物联网的分级障碍：基于双层次模糊的Cronbach-WISP模型

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06620-w

Raghunathan Krishankumar, Sundararajan Dhruva, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Kattur Soundarapandian Ravichandran

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How do investor preferences on ESG score influence portfolio management? A Markov model for simulating risk-return expectations 投资者对ESG评分的偏好如何影响投资组合管理？模拟风险收益预期的马尔可夫模型

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06716-3

Salvatore Vergine

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A survey on approximability of traveling salesman problems using the TSP-T3CO definition scheme 用TSP-T3CO定义方案研究旅行商问题的近似性

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06641-5

Sophia Saller, Jana Koehler, Andreas Karrenbauer

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Emerging trends in the interplay between analytics and operations in MSMEs 中小微企业分析与运营之间相互作用的新趋势

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06704-7

Mani Venkatesh, Samuel Fosso Wamba, Angappa Gunasekaran, V. G. Venkatesh

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Are monopolies efficient setters of ethical standards? 垄断是道德标准的有效制定者吗？

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Annals of Operations Research Pub Date : 2025-06-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10479-025-06600-0

Yahel Giat, Eran Manes

{"title":"Are monopolies efficient setters of ethical standards?","authors":"Yahel Giat, Eran Manes","doi":"10.1007/s10479-025-06600-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10479-025-06600-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We propose a novel analytical framework to study the equilibrium determination of ethical standards when a boycott movement (BM) that represents ethically concerned consumers pressures producers to scale back the production of objectionable products, at the expense of other, ethically indifferent, consumer groups. Focusing on monopolies, we find that under a fixed price regime monopolies—depending on the price—are either over or under appeasing the BM. If monopolies are free to set the price and boycotters substitute ethical violations with price reductions, then monopolies’ distortionary effect is twofold: (i) they are less likely to appease the BM compared to the social planner, and (ii) whenever they choose to appease, they over appease relative to the social optimum. Our results provide theoretical foundations for why producers in industries with abnormal customer willingness to pay such as luxury brands, are less likely to appease. The results also suggest that managers can use pricing mechanisms to exploit ethical demands of their customers. Conversely, governments should consider the welfare loss to the remaining consumer base caused by this exploitation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8215,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Operations Research","volume":"351 3","pages":"1803 - 1829"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144888087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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