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Papers &
Publications

Humanitarian Response and the Coordination Dilemma: Navigating Efficacy, Earnings, and Ethics

(Available: here)

Area: Disaster response operations 

Book chapter: Handbook on Humanitarian Supply Chain Management. Edward Elgar Publishing

Reducing Food Waste in Production: A Field Experiment in Ghana

with Yanchong (Karen) Zheng, Xinming Liu, and Richard Boso
(Available at SSRN: here)

Area: Development OM

Method: Field experiment

Finalist for the INFORMS 2024 PSOR Best Video Competition

with Chao Wu and Joline Uichanco
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2024)

Area: Nonprofit OM

Method: optimization.

Finalist for the INFORMS 2024 Service Science Best Cluster Paper Award.​

Revisiting Coordination in Humanitarian Operations: The Role of Coordination Structures

with Iman Parsa, Luk Van Wassenhove, and Scott Webster

(Working Paper)

Area: Disaster response operations

Method: Game theory

with Chao Wu
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2024)

Area: Nonprofit OM

Method: lab experiments.​

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with Donald Jenkins, Foad Mahdavid Pajouh, and Paul Kirshen
Production and Operations Management (2024)

Area: Disaster response operations

Method: network optimization.

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with Sindy De La Torre Pacheco and Chao Wu
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2023)

Area: Nonprofit OM

Method: field experiment.​

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Does Better Governance Relax the Efficiency Squeeze Experienced by Non-profit Organizations?

with Iman Parsa and Charles Corbett
Production and Operations Management (2022)

Area: Nonprofit OM

Method: econometrics.
Finalist, 2019 POMS College of HOCM Best Paper Award

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Pre-Positioning and Local-Purchasing for Emergency Operations Under Budget and Supply Uncertainty

with Jeannette Song and Scott Webster
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (2022)

Area: Disaster response operations

Method: optimization.
Finalist, 2018 & 2019 POMS HOCM Best Paper Award

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The Facts on the Ground: Evaluating Humanitarian Fleet Management Policies Using Simulation

with Liyi Gu and Ilya Ryzhov
European Journal of Operational Research (2021)

Area: Humanitarian development programs

Method: simulation modeling.
Final
ist, 2019 POMS College of HOCM Best Paper Award

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An Approach for Managing Operating Assets for Humanitarian Development Programs

with Milad Keshvari Fard and Felix Papier
Production and Operations Management (2019)

Area: Humanitarian development programs

Method: stochastic dynamic programming
Winner, 2017 POMS HOCM Best Paper Award

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The Role of Media Exposure on Coordination in the Humanitarian Setting

with Hongmin Li, Scott Webster, and Luk Van Wassenhove
Production and Operations Management (2017)

Area: Disaster response operations.

Method: econometrics and modeling.
Runner-up, 2015 POMS College of HOCM Best Paper Award

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Evaluating Information Diffusion Speed and its Determinants in Social Media Networks during Humanitarian Crises

with Eunae Yoo, William Rand, and Elliot Rabinovich
Journal of Operations Management (2016)

Area: Disaster response operations

Method: econometrics.

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Fleet Management Policies for Humanitarian Organizations: Beyond the Utilization-Residual Value Trade-off

with Luk Van Wassenhove
Journal of Operations Management (2016)

Area: Humanitarian development programs

Method: econometrics.

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Vehicle Procurement Policy for Humanitarian Development Programs

with Andrea Masini, Andreas Robotis, and Luk Van Wassenhove
Production and Operations Management (2014)

Area: Humanitarian development programs

Methods: econometrics and optimization.

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