AI and Procurement

Ruomeng Cui
Ruomeng Cui
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0939-8759
Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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Meng Li
Meng Li
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8476-2189
Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204
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Shichen Zhang
Shichen Zhang
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3688-3717
Business School, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322

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Meng Li

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8476-2189

Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204

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Shichen Zhang

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Business School, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

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Published Online:20 Jul 2021https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2021.0989

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Received:April 08, 2020
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Published Online:July 20, 2021

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