The First INFORMS Webinar on Contemporary Operations Management in Developing Economies

When:  Oct 7, 2024 from 07:00 to 12:05 (MT)

Hosted by the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

The aim of this program is to connect with researchers in developing economies who may not have the opportunity to physically attend the INFORMS Annual Meetings. We received over 50 submissions and selected 8 papers for presentation. The webinar will feature recognized researchers sharing their insights on conducting impactful research, and we will also select the best presentation during the event. We invite you to attend this webinar. Committee members: Christopher Zobel, Amir Karimi, Soraya Fatehi, Gemma Berenguer Falguera, Divya Singhvi, Luyi Gui, Renata Konrad, Rafael Escamilla, and Mahyar Eftekhar. 

Registration for this event is free. Please register by October 1st

Time

Title

Speaker

7:00-7:10

Welcome & Introduction

Dr. Renata Konrad, President of INFORMS PSOR

7:10-7:50

Session One

Presenter

Coauthors

Countries

7:10-7:30

A Constraint Programming Approach for Maximizing Utilization of Electric Buses in Public Transportation

Seda Yaprak (Izmir Bakircay Univ.)

Uğur Eliiyi (Izmir Bakircay Univ.); Özgür Akgün (Univ. St Andrews); Emine Zehra Akgün (Heriot-Watt Univ.); Deniz Türsel Eliiyi (Izmir Bakircay Univ.)

Türkiye & UK

7:30-7:50

A cost-effectiveness study of the impact of timing and frequency of hepatitis C virus treatment in Indian Punjab, as a function of its uptake rate, over a disease surveillance period

Soham Das (IIT Delhi)

Ajit Sood (Dayanand Medical College and Hospital); Varun Ramamohan (IIT Delhi)

India

7:55-8:35

Connecting Practice to Theory: What Do Leading OM Journals Expect from Authors?

Professor Elliot Bendoly (EIC of Journal of Operations Management); Moderators: Dr. Rafael Escamilla (ASU) & Dr. Amir Karimi (UTSA)

8:40-9:20

Session Two

Presenter

Coauthors

Countries

8:40-9:00

Using Behavioral Nudges to Reduce Food Waste: An Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Richard Boso (Center for Research Innovation in Supply Chain - Africa)

Lily Liu (MIT); Karen Zheng (MIT); Mahyar Eftekhar (ASU)

Ghana & US

9:00-9:20

Strengthening Drought Monitoring in Zimbabwe: A Technical Converge Approach

Emmanuel Mavhura (Bindura Univ. of Sci. Edu.)

Tawanda Manyangadze (Bindura Univ. of Sci. Edu.)

Zimbabwe

9:20-9:35

Break

9:35-10:05

Impactful Research in Operations Management

Professor Chrisopher Tang (UCLA); Moderator: Dr. Luyi Gui (UCI)

10:10-10:50

Session Three

Presenter

Coauthors

Countries

10:10-10:30

Supply Chain Considerations in Privatization of Services in Developing Countries

Vinay Ramani (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)

Debabrata Ghosh (Univ. of Essex); ManMohan Sodhi (City Univ. London)

India & UK

10:30-10:50

The Impact of Management Practices on Labor Productivity: Evidence from Vietnam’s Enterprises

Tung Nhu Nguyen (Vietnam National Univ.)

 

Vietnam

10:55-11:35

Session Four

Presenter

Coauthors

Countries

10:55-11:15

The Need for Speed: Decoding Linkages between Fulfilment Time and Customer Satisfaction to Improve Online Food Delivery Performance

Maya Ganesh (IIM Bangalore)

Debjit Roy (IIM Ahmedabad); Daniel Abraham (Stanford)

India & US

11:15-11:35

The Role of Subsidy and Contract Farming in the Agricultural Supply Chain of Developing Economies

Mohit Ray (IIM Kashipur)

Prashant Chintapalli (Univ. of Western Ontario); Suresh Jakhar (IIM Lucknow)

India & Canada

11:35-11:55

Example of a successful bridge: introducing CARISCA

Professor Adegoke Oke (ASU); Moderator: Dr. Mahyar Eftekhar (ASU)

11:55-12:05

Final remarks & announcing the best presentation

Professor Christopher Zobel (Virginia Tech) & Dr. Nadia Fatehi (UTD)