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Resource redeployment as an entry advantage in resource‐poor settings

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Scarcity of productive factors poses a challenge for firms entering underdeveloped regions. We theorize that incumbent firms can overcome scarcity of skilled human capital in local labor markets by redeploying workers from existing units.
Jasmina Chauvin, Carlos Inoue, Christopher Poliquin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Limits on Computationally Efficient VCG-Based Mechanisms for Combinatorial Auctions and Public Projects [PDF]

, 2011
A natural goal in designing mechanisms for auctions and public projects is to maximize the social welfare while incentivizing players to bid truthfully.
Buchfuhrer, David Isaac
core   +1 more source

Submodular Dominance and Applications [PDF]

, 2022
In submodular optimization we often deal with the expected value of a submodular function $f$ on a distribution $\mathcal{D}$ over sets of elements. In this work we study such submodular expectations for negatively dependent distributions. We introduce a
Singla, Sahil, Qiu, Frederick
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Assessing second‐price auctions for parcel exchanges in last‐mile logistics

International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The rapid growth of e‐commerce has led to multiple carriers operating in the same regions, creating opportunities for collaboration. However, logistics companies typically operate independently, leading to inefficiencies. Horizontal cooperation, where carriers share resources and infrastructure, can improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Christian Truden, Margaretha Gansterer
wiley   +1 more source

The expressibility of functions on the Boolean domain, with applications to Counting CSPs [PDF]

, 2013
An important tool in the study of the complexity of Constraint Satisfaction Problems (CSPs) is the notion of a relational clone, which is the set of all relations expressible using primitive positive formulas over a particular set of base relations. Post'
Bulatov, AA, Dyer, M, Jerrum, M, Goldberg, LA, McQuillan, C, Bulaov, AA, Bulatov, A   +6 more
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Optimizing Household Waste Recycling Centre Network Reorganization in Hampshire

Networks, Volume 88, Issue 3, Page 313-330, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Local councils across the UK are facing sustained financial pressures, and Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are being increasingly considered for closure to reduce expenditure. In 2024, Hampshire County Council, which operates the largest HWRC network in the UK, proposed closing either five or twelve existing sites.
Montree Jaidee, Zheng Sun, Sher Singh, Thi Nguyen, Bismark Singh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active-set Methods for Submodular Minimization Problems [PDF]

, 2017
International audienceWe consider the submodular function minimization (SFM) and the quadratic minimization problemsregularized by the Lov'asz extension of the submodular function.
Sesh Kumar, K. S., Bach, Francis
core   +1 more source

Cache Assignment for a Flexible Mobile User in Wireless Heterogeneous Networks [PDF]

AUT Journal of Electrical Engineering
With the proliferation of smart mobile devices, there is an ever-increasing demand for multimedia content. To avoid congestion in backhaul links, mobile edge caching is a promising solution that can reduce delivery delays and improve users' quality of ...
Mohammad Hossein Amerimehr, Parisa Eslami, Nahid Amani, sara Efazati   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reconsidering Volume‐Based Drug Procurement Policy: The Consequences of Manufacturers' Optimal Production Planning and Breach Strategies

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), Volume 73, Issue 5, Page 743-763, August 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impacts of Volume‐Based Procurement (VBP) policies on pharmaceutical supply chains, with a focus on the strategic behaviors of manufacturers. VBP aims to reduce costs and stabilize supplies by centralizing procurement through competition based on volumes and prices.
Nani Zhou, Tong Wang, Guohua Wan
wiley   +1 more source

The Weak Core, Partition‐Based Universal Stability, and Their Risk Associations Through A Partial Order

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), Volume 73, Issue 5, Page 810-835, August 2026.
ABSTRACT We are concerned with the stability of a transferable‐utility cooperative (TU) game. First, the concept of core can be weakened so that the blocking of changes is limited to only those with multilateral backings. This principle of consensual blocking, as well as the traditional core‐defining one of unilateral blocking and one straddling in ...
Jian Yang
wiley   +1 more source