Modeling newsvendor behavior: A prospect theory approach

• Main Authors: UPPARI, Bhavani Shanker, HASIJA, Sameer
• 格式: text
• 語言: English
• 出版: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• 主題: Newsvendor problem; prospect theory; reference point; pull-to-center effect; model selection; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• 在線閱讀: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5849; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6848/viewcontent/Modeling_Newsvender_Behavior_av.pdf; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6848/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/msom.2017.0701_sm.pdf

Problem definition: Studies have shown that the behavior of subjects in newsvendor experiments is not consistent with expected profit maximization - an assumption that is often made in operations management literature. Although prospect theory has been established as a popular model of behavioral de...