In preparing for disasters, relief supplies can be prepositioned as tangible forms in
warehouses or as intangible forms, such as production capacity. However, the …

Problem definition: Because of a prolonged decline in public transit ridership over the last
decade, transit agencies across the United States are in financial crisis. To entice …

Problem definition: Most industrial innovations consist of multiple interacting components
that must be combined into a final product to form an integrated system. When procuring …

We consider the problem faced by a procurement agency that runs a mechanism for
constructing an assortment of differentiated products with posted prices, from which …

This paper analyzes the process of centralization of public procurement in Europe, with an
emphasis on the Italian case. It then empirically evaluates the potential distortions induced …

I develop a framework to study common situations, in which substitute goods are sold in
separate, good-specific multi-unit (pay-as-bid) auctions. I characterize bidding behavior and …

We investigate the impact of using a clear scoring rule in a sealed bid multi‐dimensional (A+
B) procurement auction, as frequently used in government procurement. The central …

Encouraged by recent trends towards increasing transparency and traceability, we
investigate the impacts of traceability on a supply chain in which a buyer (eg, a procurement …

This paper analyzes the public procurement of orthopaedic implants and related medical
devices in Europe. We analyze the legal framework laid down by the EU Procurement …

This paper shows that, in a repeated competitive procurement, a buyer can use the reserve
price in a low‐price auction as a “public”—hence nondiscriminatory—incentive device to …