Last Mile Innovation: The Case of the Locker Alliance Network

Guodong Lyu
Guodong Lyu
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Institute of Operations Research and Analytics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117602;Department of Analytics and Operations, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245
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Chung-Piaw Teo
Chung-Piaw Teo
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0534-6858
Institute of Operations Research and Analytics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117602;Department of Analytics and Operations, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245
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Institute of Operations Research and Analytics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117602;Department of Analytics and Operations, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245

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Chung-Piaw Teo

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Published Online:11 Feb 2022https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2021.1000

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