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Incentivizing Healthy Food Choices Using Add-On Bundling: A Field Experiment

Authors: Nymisha Bandi*, Maxime C. Cohen, and Saibal Ray

Publication:听Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Forthcoming Articles in Advance: published online 12 August 2024

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Mono-SOS app is helping prevent howler monkey executions in Costa Rica

When howler monkeys swing from branch to branch in the canopy of Costa Rica鈥檚 forests, they sometimes encounter a deadly hazard: power lines. An app developed by 平特五不中 and Associate Professor Juan Camilo Serpa, who spearheads the Costa Rica Experiential Learning Course and Study Trip, is helping identify the hot spots where electrocutions occur.

Wind-powered shipping could make a comeback鈥攂ut it won鈥檛 work for everything

Wind has been powering the economy for centuries. Long before giant aluminum windmills were fed into the electric grid, wind filled the sails of ships plying the open seas. French businessman Guillaume Le Grand wants to bring back wind-powered shipping, and his company is already shipping French goods to North America that way.

A budgeting resource allocation model for capacity expansion

Authors: Senay Solak, Zhuoxin Li, Mehmet Gumus and Yueran Zhuo

平特五不中 Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at Faculty Awards

Across programs and subject areas, the 平特五不中 Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that research, teaching, service and media engagement play in enriching the student experience and inspiring the next generation of leaders through the annual Faculty Awards. This year we recognize the following outstanding members of our faculty:

Research

平特五不中 Desautels BCom Wins McCAIS Undergraduate Research Award 2024

Bachelor of Commerce student Nikki Tye is the recipient of the 平特五不中 Collaborative for AI & Society (McCAIS)鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Award (McURA) for Summer 2024. The $8,700 award, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary AI research in society, recognizes Nikki's project on "Protecting the Amazon Forest from Illegal Activity through Image Recognition and Operations Research: A Partnership with JungleKeepers and Peruvian Indigenous Communities."

2023 SSHRC Insight Development Grants

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences.

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平特五不中 Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala

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平特五不中 hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 21, which honours its faculty members and researchers who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. 平特五不中 Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below. #Bravo2024

Retail Analytics in the New Normal: The Influence of Artificial Intelligence and the Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors: Y. Adulyasak, M. C. Cohen, W. Khern-Am-Nuai and M. Krause

Publication: IEEE Engineering Management Review, Forthcoming Articles in Advance 鈥� published online: December 1, 2023

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Maxime Cohen and Saibal Ray named Top Retail Experts for 2024

Two faculty members of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management (BSRM) have been named to Rethink Retail鈥檚 Top Retail Experts (TRE) list for 2024, one of the most prestigious global accolades in the Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.

Nymisha Bandi named Runner-Up in the 2023 POMS CBOM Junior Scholar Paper Competition for "Incentivizing Healthy Food Choices Using Add-on Bundling: A Field Experiment鈥�

Authors: Nymisha Bandi, Maxime C. Cohen and Saibal Ray

Managing Channel Profits with Positive Demand Externalities

Authors:听Long Gao, Dawei Jian, Mehmet Gumus and Barry Mishra

Publication:听Management Science, Forthcoming 2024.

Inventory Control and Learning for One-Warehouse Multistore system with Censored Demand

Authors: Recep Yusuf Bekci, Mehmet Gumus and Sentao Miao.

Publication: Operations Research, Forthcoming. Article in advance, published online: August 2, 2023.

Bargain hunters beware: online deals can come with unanticipated conditions

Scouring for holiday gifts at bargain prices is a savvy way to cut costs, but the allure of Black Friday deals sometimes masks potential pitfalls. In an article for BNN Bloomberg, Associate Professor Vivek Astvansh emphasizes the need for caution among bargain hunters to ensure they're fully informed about any unforeseen conditions.

Holiday grocery price freeze includes more products this year, but long-term affordability solutions needed

This year, Canada鈥檚 large grocery chains are freezing the price for a greater variety of items than usual before the holidays. While 10-15% more products are included in the freeze this year, the true test of affordability will come later. 鈥淗ow high will grocery prices be when the price freeze ends?鈥� asks Professor Saibal Ray in an interview with CBC Radio鈥檚 As It Happens.