Professor Yigal Gerchak's List of Publications

Articles Published in Refereed Journals - since 1999

• Tripathy, A., H. Sural and Y. Gerchak "The Multi-Dimensional Assortment Problem as a Network Design and Facility Location Model, With an Application", Networks, Vol. 33, 1999, pp. 239-245.
• Gerchak, Y. and D.M. Kilgour "Optimal Parallel Funding of R & D Projects", IIE Transactions, Vol. 31, 1999, 2, pp. 145-152.
• Gerchak, Y. "On Smoothing Performance in Periodic Merit Reviews", Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 33, 3, 1999, pp. 247-250.
• Gerchak, Y. and A. Grosfeld-Nir "Lot-Sizing in Production-to-Order with Random Functionality Yields", International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 11, 1999, pp. 371-377.
• Gerchak, Y. and M. Parlar "Allocating Resources to R&D Projects in a Competitive Environment", IIE Transactions, Vol. 31, 1999, pp. 827-834.
• Gerchak, Y. "On the Allocation of Uncertainty-Reduction Effort to Minimize Total Variability", IIE Transactions, Vol. 32, 2000, pp. 403-407.
• Gerchak, Y. "On the 'Proper' Relative Size of Prizes in Competitions", Chance, Vol. 13, 2000, No. 1, pp. 38-42.
• Gerchak, Y. and B. Golany "Hiring Policies in Uncertain Environments: Cost and Productivity Trade-Offs", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 125, 2000, No. 1, pp. 195-204.
• Grosfeld-Nir, A., Y. Gerchak and Q-M. He "Manufacturing to Order with Random Yield and Costly Inspection" Operations Research, Vol. 48, 2000, No. 5, pp. 761-767.
• Wang, Y. and Y. Gerchak "Input Control in a Batch Production System with Random Yields, Lead Times and Due Dates", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 126, 2000, No. 2, pp. 371-385.
• Cakanyildirim, M., J.H. Bookbinder and Y. Gerchak "Continuous Review Inventory Models Where Random Lead-Time-Depends on Lot Size and Reserved Capacity", International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 68, 2000, pp. 217-228.
• Gerchak, Y. and T. Astebro "Calculating the Expectation and Variance of the Present Value for a Random Profit Stream of Uncertain Duration", The Engineering Economist, Vol. 45, 2000, pp. 339-349.
• Astebro, T. and Y. Gerchak "Profitable Advice: The Value of Information Provided by Canada's Inventor Assistance Program to an Inventor", Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol. 10, 2001, pp. 45-72.
• Gerchak, Y. and R.K. Cho "Value of Information to a Group of Decision Makers with Different Priors", Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 35, 2001, pp. 125-130.
• Wang, Y. and Y. Gerchak "Supply Chain Coordination When Demand is Shelf-Space-Dependent", Journal of Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Vol. 3, 2001, pp. 82-87.
• Gerchak, Y. and Q-M. He "On the Identity of the Smallest Random Variable", IIE Transactions, Vol. 34, 6, 2002, pp. 559-564.
• Khemlnitsky, E. and Y. Gerchak "Optimal Control Approach to Production Systems with Inventory-Level-Dependent Demand", IIE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 47, 3, 2002, pp. 289-292.
• Gupta, D. and Y. Gerchak "Quantifying Operational Synergies in a Merger/Acquisition", Management Science, Vol. 48, 4, 2002, pp. 517-533.
• Grosfeld-Nir, A. and Y. Gerchak "Multistage Production to Order with Rework Capability", Management Science, Vol. 48, 5, 2002, pp. 652-664.
• Gerchak Y., E. Hassini and S. Ray "Capacity Selection Under Uncertainty with Ratio Objectives", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 143, 2002, pp. 138-147.
• Gerchak, Y., Q-M. He, J.D. Fuller and E. Chungcharoen “When Uncertainty is Beneficial”, Operations Research, Vol. 50, 2002, pp. 1068-1072.
• Gerchak, Y and E. Khmelnitsky, “A Consignment System Where Suppliers Cannot Verify Retailers’ Sales Reports”, The International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 83, 2003, pp. 37-43.
• Gerchak, Y. and Q-M. He “When will the Range of Prizes in Tournaments Increase in the Noise or in the Number of Players?”, International Game Theory Review, Vol. 5, 2, 2003, pp.1-15.
• Gerchak, Y. and Q-M. He “ On the Relation Between the Benefit of Risk Pooling and the Variability of Demand”, IIE Transactions, Vol. 35, 11, 2003, pp. 1027-1031.
• Wang, Y. and Y. Gerchak, "Capacity Games in Decentralized Assembly Systems with Random Demand”, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Vol. 5, 3, 2003, pp. 252-267.
• Grosfeld-Nir, A. and Y. Gerchak “Multiple Lot-Sizing in Production to Order with Random Yields: Review of Recent Advances”, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 126, 2004, pp. 43-69.
• Ray, S., Y. Gerchak and E. Jewkes, “The Effectiveness of Investment in Lead Time Reduction for Make-to-Stock Products”, IIE Transactions, Vol. 36, 4, 2004, pp. 333-344.
• Gerchak, Y. and Y. Wang, ” Revenue Sharing vs. Wholesale-Price Contracts in Assembly Systems with Random Demand, Production and Operations Management, Vol. 13, 2004, pp. 23-33.
• Kilgour, D.M. and Y. Gerchak, Competitive Schemes that Induce Truthful Prediction, Decision Analysis, Vol. 1, #2, 2004, pp. 108-113.
• Greenstein, E., I. Weissman and Y. Gerchak, Estimating Arbitrators Hidden Judgement in Final Offer Arbitration, Group Decision and Negotiation, Vol. 13, 2004, 291-298.
• Gerchak, Y. and Q-M. He, Group Size and Parallelism Effects in Tasks with Heterogeneous Level of Difficulty: A Stochastic Order Approach, Journal of System Science and Systems Engineering, Vol. 13, 2004, pp. 36-44.
• Cho, R.K. and Y. Gerchak Coordination when Downstream Firm Incures Operating Costs and May Invest in their Reduction, European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 162, 2005, pp. 762-772.
• Ray, S., Y. Gerchak and E.M. Jewkes, "Joint Pricing and Inventory Policies for Make-to-Stock Products with Deterministic Price-Sensitive Demand", International Journal of Production Economics, 97, No.2, 2005, pp. 121-125.
• Gerchak, Y., “Athelete Rewards Based on Difficulty of Achievements”, The International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing.Vol. 1, No. 3, 2006, pp. 263-267.
• Gerchak, Y., R.K. Cho and S. Ray, Coordination of Quantity and Shelf-Retention Timing of Video Movie Rentals, IIE Transactions, Vol. 38, No. 7, 2006, pp. 525-536.
• Gurnani, H. and Y. Gerchak, Coordination in Decentralized Assembly Systems with Uncertain Component Yields, EJOR, Vol. 176, 2007, pp. 1559-1576.
• Hanany, E., D.M. Kilgour and Y. Gerchak, "How the Prospect of Final-Offer Arbitration Affects Bargaining", Management Science, 53, 2007, 1785-1792.
  
• Gerchak, Y., E. Khmelnitsky and L.W. Robinson, "Untruthful Demand Forecasts in Vendor-Managed Revenue-Sharing Contracts: Coordinating the Chain", NRL, 54, 2007, 742-749.
  
• Grosfield-Nir, A., E. Cohen and Y. Gerchak, "Production with Rigid Demand and Costly Inspection", NRL, 54, 2007, 845-848
  
• Azriel, O. and Y. Gerchak, "A Contest Among Distributors over Who is the Best Newsvendor", to appear in IJOR , 10, 2009
• Hanany, E. and Y. Gerchak, "Nash Bargaining over Inventory and Pooling Contracts", NRL, 55, 2008, 541-550
• Gerchak Y. "Decision-Analytic Approach to Knockout Auctions" Decision Analysis, 5, 2008, 19-21.

Articles Submitted and being Revised

• Yu, Y., S. Benjaafar and Y. Gerchak, “On Service Capacity Pooling and Cost Savings”, January 2008, to MSOM.
• Boyaci, T. S. Ray, J.Zhu and Y. Gerchak, "Consequences of Temporal Buyback Practiced the Book Industry" July 2008, to IIE Transactions
• Y. Gerchak "Postponed Holdback Pricing, Profit and Consumer Surplus" Dec. 2009, to APJOR.

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