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Inventory allocation in robotic mobile fulfillment systems
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)
A Robotic Mobile Fulfillment System is a recently developed automated, parts-to-picker material handling system. Robots can move storage shelves, also known as inventory pods, between the storage area and the workstations ...
Clustering and classification of time series using topological data analysis with applications to finance
(Expert Systems with Applications, 2020-08-15)
In this paper, we propose new methods for time series classification and clustering. These methods are based on techniques of Topological Data Analysis (TDA) such as persistent homology and time delay embedding for analysing ...
Data-driven dimension reduction in functional principal component analysis identifying the change-point in functional data
(Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 2020-07-06)
Functional principal component analysis (FPCA) is the most commonly used technique to analyze infinite-dimensional functional data in finite lower-dimensional space for the ease of computational intensity. However, the ...
Religious influences in unrestrained consumer behaviour
(Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2020-09-18)
Religion is known for transforming human behaviour in many ways. This research investigates the influence of religiosity on two unrestrained buying constructs; impulsive and compulsive buying. The focus of this paper is ...
Demand for crop insurance in developing countries: new evidence from India
(Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2020-09-29)
Determining farmers’ real demand for crop insurance is difficult, especially in developing countries, where there is a lack of formal financial sector integration and a high reliance on informal risk mitigation options. ...
Influence of organizational climate on prosocial organizational behavior
(2020-04)
Organizations continuously seek to create an environment where employees go beyond their job brief and engage in others' welfare enhancing behaviors that eventually contribute to higher standards. The study aims to examine ...
When distraction may be a good thing: the role of distraction in low-fit brand extension evaluations
(Psychology and Marketing, 2020-01-21)
This study examines the effect of distraction after being exposed to information onlow‐fit brand extension evaluation. We show that when consumers are distracted(vs. engaging in deliberate thinking) after encoding extension ...
Going it alone or together: the role of space between products on consumer perceptions of price promotions
(International Journal of Advertising, 2020-04-20)
This research demonstrates that the existence (vs. nonexistence) of space between products on a retail shelf has a significant impact on the effectiveness of multiple vs. single unit price promotions. In particular, we ...
The COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity: a viewpoint on India
(World Development, 2020-07-15)
In this article, we present our viewpoint on COVID-19 pandemic and one of the humanitarian challenges it will likely pose: food insecurity. We begin our article by presenting the status of hunger and food insecurity around ...
Performance analysis of batching decisions in waveless order release environments for e-commerce stock-to-picker order fulfillment
(International Transactions in Operational Research, 2020-12-14)
Warehouse automation is increasingly adopted to manage throughput fluctuations in e-commerce order fulfillment. This work develops queuing network models and solution methodologies for performance analysis of a stock-to-picker ...