Managing software‐as‐a‐service: Pricing and operations

B Li, S Kumar - Production and operations management, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Software‐as‐a‐service (SaaS) applications have experienced a decade of explosive
growth, eliminating barriers in reaching users and enabling real‐time interchanges and …

Optimal strategies on pricing and resource allocation for cloud services with service guarantees

F Chen, A Lu, H Wu, R Dou, X Wang - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The emergence of cloud computing has brought challenges to pricing and resource
allocation in cloud services. In particular, overloading cloud servers caused by peak …

Information disclosure and pricing for services with congestion: Extension vs. Encroachment

S Du, X Peng, T Nie, Y Zhu - Decision Support Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
Firms frequently introduce a new quality differentiated service to extend or encroach on the
original market, such as expert consultations, airlines, and catering, thereby ameliorating the …

Enhancing the perceived resilience of the road transportation system: Utilizing cues from ridesharing

X Cheng, S Zhang, Y Ran, B Ma - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
Ridesharing plays a potential role in supporting transportation systems. However, the impact
of service cues on individuals' perceptions of transportation system resilience has yet to be …

An analysis of performance, pricing, and coordination in a supply chain with cloud services: The impact of data security

S Liu, W Han, Z Zhang, FTS Chan - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
As an important supporting technology for Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing, cloud
computing technology facilitated the sharing of digital services and reduced energy …

Optimal contract design in mobile service industry considering network congestion

X Ma, F Huang, X Li, J Zhang - International Journal of Production …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study how to design the optimal contract in the mobile service industry,
which has two main features. First, both the mobile service provider and the sales agent can …

EXPRESS: 3D Printing-as-a-Service: an Economic Analysis of Pricing and Co-creation

T Jain, J Hazra, R Gopal - Production and Operations …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
3D printing technology has opened up possibilities of product design collaborations
between device providers and customers. To enable an environment of co-creation, device …

Friends or Foes? The Effect of IoT Platform Entry into Smart Device Market under Quantity Discount Pricing Contract

X Li, S Ma, Z Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Engineering …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology has promoted the prosperity of the
smart device market. Smart devices provide consumers with a higher level of intelligent …

Understanding the Developments in the Business Perspective of Cloud Computing: A Multidimensional Scaling Analysis

H Parekh, HT Cheng, A Schwarz - Journal of Organizational and …, 2023 - igi-global.com
Research on cloud computing (CC) has gained a lot of momentum owing to its massive
adoption. It has moved beyond the exploration of inherent capabilities to understand its …

How do Internet of Things Service Pricing Schemes Affect Compatibility Investment between Platform and Smart Device Manufacturer?

X Li, J Jiang, S Ma - Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, 2025 - Springer
The development of the Internet of Things (IoT) has rapidly progressed, revolutionizing
numerous industries and transforming how we interact with technology. IoT relies on …