Making Better Fulfillment Decisions on the Fly in an Online Retail Environment

Jason Acimovic
Jason Acimovic
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Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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Stephen C. Graves
Stephen C. Graves
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Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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Jason Acimovic

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Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

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Stephen C. Graves

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Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

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Published Online:3 Dec 2014https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2014.0505

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Received:June 20, 2013
Accepted:September 16, 2014
Published Online:December 03, 2014

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Jason Acimovic, Stephen C. Graves (2014) Making Better Fulfillment Decisions on the Fly in an Online Retail Environment. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 17(1):34-51.

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