M&SOM Best Paper Award

This annual award is given to a paper, published in one of the prior three volumes of M&SOM, deemed by the M&SOM editorial board to be most deserving for its contribution to the theory and practice of operations management.

2025 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Sustainability in the Fast Fashion Industry
Xiaoyang Long, Javad Nasiry
Volume 24, Issue 3, May–June 2022

2025 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ruomeng Cui, Hao Ding, Feng Zhu
Volume 24, Issue 2, March–April 2022

Non-ownership Business Models for Solar Energy
Vishal V. Agrawal, L. Beril Toktay, Şafak Yücel
Volume 24, Issue 4, July–August 2022

2024 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Doing Less to Do More? Optimal Service Portfolio of Non-profits That Serve Distressed Individuals
Priyank Arora, Morvarid Rahmani, Karthik Ramachandran
Volume 24, Issue 2, March–April 2022

2024 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

Grocery Store Density and Food Waste
Elena Belavina
Volume 23, Issue 1, January–February 2021

Dynamic Type Matching
Ming Hu, Yun Zhou
Volume 24, Issue 1, January–February 2022

Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ruomeng Cui, Hao Ding, Feng Zhu
Volume 24, Issue 2, March–April 2022

Sustainability in the Fast Fashion Industry
Xiaoyang Long, Javad Nasiry
Volume 24, Issue 3, May–June 2022

Mind the Gap: Gender Disparity in Online Learning Platform Interactions
Zhihan (Helen) Wang, Jun Li, Di (Andrew) Wu
Volume 25, Issue 6, November–December 2023

2023 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Overbooked and Overlooked: Machine Learning and Racial Bias in Medical Appointment Scheduling
Michele Samorani, Shannon L. Harris, Linda Goler Blount, Haibing Lu, and Michael A. Santoro
Volume 24, Issue 6, November–December 2022

2023 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

Investments in Renewable and Conventional Energy: The Role of Operational Flexibility
A. Gürhan Kök, Kevin Shang, and Şafak Yücel
Volume 22, Issue 5, September–October 2020

Distribution-Free Pricing
Hongqiao Chen, Ming Hu, and Georgia Perakis
Volume 24, Issue 4, July–August 2022

Smart Charging of Electric Vehicles: An Innovative Business Model for Utility Firms
Owen Q. Wu, Şafak Yücel, and Yangfang (Helen) Zhou
Volume 24, Issue 5, September–October 2022

2022 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Combating Child Labor: Incentives and Information Disclosure in Global Supply Chains
Soo-Haeng Cho, Xin Fang, Sridhar Tayur, and Ying Xu
Volume 21, Issue 3, Summer 2019

2022 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

A Data-Driven Approach to Personalized Bundle Pricing and Recommendation
Markus Ettl, Pavithra Harsha, Anna Papush, and Georgia Perakis
Volume 22, Issue 3, May–June 2020

Designing Contracts and Sourcing Channels to Create Shared Value
Joann F. de Zegher, Dan A. Iancu, and Hau L. Lee
Volume 21, Issue 2, Spring 2019

Investments in Renewable and Conventional Energy: The Role of Operational Flexibility
A. Gürhan Kök, Kevin Shang, and Şafak Yücel
Volume 22, Issue 5, September–October 2020

Recovering from Critical Incidents: Evidence from Paramedic Performance
Hessam Bavafa and Jónas Oddur Jónasson
Volume 23, Issue 4, July–August 2021

2021 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Truthful Mechanisms for Medical Surplus Product Allocation
Can Zhang, Atalay Atasu, Turgay Ayer, and L. Beril Toktay
Volume 22, Issue 4, July–August 2020

2021 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

Supply Chain Visibility and Social Responsibility: Investigating Consumers’ Behaviors and Motives
Tim Kraft, León Valdés, and Yanchong Zheng
Volume 20, Issue 4, Fall 2018

On-Demand Service Platforms
Terry A. Taylor
Volume 20, Issue 4, Fall 2018

The Value of Fit Information in Online Retail: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno
Volume 20, Issue 4, Fall 2018

Designing Contracts and Sourcing Channels to Create Shared Value
Joann F. de Zegher, Dan A. Iancu, and Hau L. Lee
Volume 21, Issue 2, Spring 2019

2020 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Online and Offline Information for Omnichannel Retailing
Fei Gao and Xuanming Su
Volume 19, Issue 1, Winter 2017

2020 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

The Role of Surge Pricing on a Service Platform with Self-Scheduling Capacity
Gérard P. Cachon, Kaitlin M. Daniels, and Ruben Lobel
Volume 19, Issue 3, Summer 2017

On-Demand Service Platforms
Terry A. Taylor
Volume 20, Issue 4, Fall 2018

2019 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Service Region Design for Urban Electric Vehicle Sharing Systems
Long He, Ho-Yin Mak, Ying Rong, and Zuo-Jun Max Shen
Volume 19, Number 2, Spring 2017

2018 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Toward Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles: Impact of the Range and Resale Anxieties
Michael K. Lim, Ho-Yin Mak, and Ying Rong
Volume 17, Issue 1, Winter 2015

2018 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

Production Smoothing and the Bullwhip Effect
Robert L. Bray, Haim Mendelson
Volume 17, Issue 2, Spring 2015

Analytics for an Online Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Price Optimization
Kris Johnson Ferreira, Bin Hong Alex Lee, and David Simchi-Levi
Volume 18, Issue 1, Winter 2016

The Role of Surge Pricing on a Service Platform with Self-Scheduling Capacity
Gérard P. Cachon, Kaitlin M. Daniels, and Ruben Lobel
Volume 19, Issue 3, Summer 2017

2017 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Making Better Fulfillment Decisions on the Fly in an Online Retail Environment
Jason Acimovic and Stephen C. Graves
Volume 17, Issue 1, Winter 2015

2017 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

Does Multitasking Improve Performance? Evidence from the Emergency Department
Diwas Singh KC
Volume 16, Issue 2, Spring 2014

Are Call Center and Hospital Arrivals Well Modeled by Nonhomogeneous Poisson Processes?
Song-Hee Kim and Ward Whitt
Volume 16, Issue 3, Summer 2014

Production Smoothing and the Bullwhip Effect
Robert L. Bray and Haim Mendelson
Volume 17, Issue 2, Spring 2015

2016 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Complexity-Augmented Triage: A Tool for Improving Patient Safety and Operational Efficiency
Soroush Saghafian, Wallace J. Hopp, Mark P. Van Oyen, Jeffrey S. Desmond, and Steven L. Kronick
Volume 16, Issue 3, Summer 2014

2016 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

Prioritizing Burn-Injured Patients During a Disaster
Carri W. Chan, Linda V. Green, Yina Lu, Nicole Leahy, and Roger Yurt
Volume 15, Issue 2, Spring 2013

Efficient Distribution of Water Between Head-Reach and Tail-End Farms in Developing Countries
Milind Dawande, Srinagesh Gavirneni, Mili Mehrotra, and Vijay Mookerjee
Volume 15, Issue 2, Spring 2013

Engaging Supply Chains in Climate Change
Chonnikarn (Fern) Jira and Michael W. Toffel
Volume 15, Issue 4, Fall 2013

2015 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Capacity Planning in the Semiconductor Industry: Dual-Mode Procurement with Options
Chen Peng, Feryal Erhun, Erik F. Hertzler, and Karl G. Kempf
Volume 14, Issue 2, Spring 2012

2015 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

An Econometric Analysis of Patient Flows in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Diwas Singh KC and Christian Terwiesch
Volume 14, Issue 1, Winter 2012

Effect of Traffic on Sales and Conversion Rates of Retail Stores
Olga Perdikaki, Saravanan Kesavan, and Jayashankar M. Swaminathan
Volume 14, Issue 1, Winter 2012

2014 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Incentive-Compatible Revenue Management in Queueing Systems: Optimal Strategic Delay
Philipp Afeche
Volume 15, Issue 3, Summer 2013

2014 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalist

Now Playing: DVD Purchasing for a Multilocation Rental Firm
Opher Baron, Iman Hajizadeh, and Joseph Milner
Volume 13, Issue 2, Spring 2011

2013 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Testing the Validity of a Demand Model: An Operations Perspective
Omar Besbes, Robert Phillips, and Assaf Zeevi
Volume 12, Issue 1, Winter 2010

2013 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

Work Expands to Fill the Time Available: Capacity Estimation and Staffing Under Parkinson's Law
Sameer Hasija, Edieal Pinker, and Robert A. Shumsky
Volume 12, Issue 1, Winter 2010

The Optimal Composition of Infuenza Vaccines Subject to Random Production Yields
Soo-Haeng Cho
Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2010

The Imact of Quick Response in Inventory-Based Competition
Felipe Caro and Victor Martinez-de-Albeniz
Volume 12, Issue 3, Summer 2010

Choice-Based Revenue Management: An Empirical Study of Estimation and Optimization
Gustavo Vulcano, Garrett van Ryzin, and Wassm Chaar
Volume 12, Issue 3, Summer 2010

Mitigating Supply Risk: Dual Sourcing or Process Improvement?
Yimin Wang, Wendell Gilland, and Brian Tomlin
Volume 12, Issue 3, Summer 2010

2012 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Media Revenue Management with Audience Uncertainty: Balancing Upfront and Spot Market Sales
Victor Araman and Ioana Popescu
Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2010

2012 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

The Consistent Vehicle Routing Problem
Chris Groer, Bruce Golden, and Edward Wasil
Volume 11, Issue 4, Fall 2009

Joining Longer Queues: Information Externalities in Queue Choice
Senthil Veeraraghavan and Laurens Debo
Volume 11, Issue 4, Fall 2009

Optimal Scheduling and Incentive-Compatible Pricing for a Service System with Quality of Service Guarantees
Vernon N. Hsu, Susan H. Xu, and Boris Jukic
Volume 11, Issue 3, Summer 2009

2010 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

In Search of the Bullwhip Effect
Gerard P. Cachon, Taylor Randall, and Glen M. Schmidt
Volume 9, Issue 4, Fall 2007

A Newsvendor's Procurement Problem When Suppliers Are Available
Maqbool Dada, Nicholas Petruzzi, and Leroy B. Schwarz
Volume 9, Issue 1, Winter 2007

What Can Be Learned From Classical Inventory Models? A Cross-Industry Exploratory Investigation
Sergey Rumyantsev and Serguei Netessine
Volume 9, Issue 4, Fall 2007

2009 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Retail Inventory Management When Records are Innaccurate
Nicole DeHoratius, Adam J. Mersereau, and Linus Schrage
Volume 10, Issue 2, Spring 2008

2009 M&SOM Best Paper Award Finalists

Stochastic Comparisons in Airline Revenue Management
William Cooper and Diwakar Gupta
Volume 8, Issue 3, Summer 2006

Global Diffusion of ISO 9000 Certification Through Supply Chains
Charles Corbett
Volume 8, Issue 4, Fall 2006

Dynamic Pricing Strategies for Multiproduct Revenue Management Problem
Constantinos Maglaras and Joern Meissner
Volume 8, Issue 2, Spring 2006

Supply Auctions and Relational Contracts for Procurement
Tunay I. Tunca and Stefanos A. Zenios
Volume 8, Issue 1, Winter 2006

2008 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Hedging Inventory Risk Through Market Instruments
Vishal Gaur and Sridhar Seshadri
Volume 7, Issue 2, Spring 2005

2007 M&SOM Best Paper Award

Strategically Seeking Service: How Competition Can Generate Poisson Arrivals
Martin A. Lariviere and Jan A. Van Mieghem
Volume 6, Issue 1, Winter 2004

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