Essays in Modern Operations Management
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This thesis explores three problems in modern operations management that have arisen in response to recent technological advances that have changed management practice. Our first chapter discusses the regulation of electricity markets with rooftop solar, whose adoption has recently seen a dramatic increase. The second and third chapters study problems arising from the increased availability of information to customers and firms.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017