Crowdsourcing Last-Mile Deliveries

Soraya Fatehi
Soraya Fatehi
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-148X
Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080;
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Michael R. Wagner
Michael R. Wagner
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2077-3564
Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080;

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Michael R. Wagner

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2077-3564

Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195

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Published Online:24 May 2021https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2021.0973

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Published Online:May 24, 2021

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