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The W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness

July 30, 2012

Ticket to Free Ride

New research shows how open-source software and commercial firms can work for one another.

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November 30, 2012

A Smarter, Smaller Grid

Klaus Lackner, Garrett van Ryzin

Can the principles of small modular infrastructure free us from the electrical grid — and make large-scale power failures in the aftermath of weather catastrophes like Sandy a thing of the past?

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August 07, 2009

What Drives Managers to Pad Sales?

Catherine New

At the OCSAMSE conference in July, sponsored by the School's China Business Initiative, Professor Fangruo Chen awarded the Best Paper Award to research on channel stuffing.

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January 04, 2010

The Year Ahead: Trends and Predictions

Catherine New

Will a new bubble form in 2010? What will happen to the retail market? Faculty members share their predictions for the year ahead.

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April 24, 2009

Be Fair, But Beware

Catherine New

Fair process is good for firms and employees, says Professor Joel Brockner. But it may come with a downside.

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December 18, 2009

Dynamic Pricing with Financial Milestones: Feedback-form Policies

An easy-to-implement policy allows firms to determine the effect of future financing and performance milestones on pricing decisions, even when firms face uncertain market conditions.

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February 22, 2011

Temporal Dynamics of Social Exchange and the Development of Solidarity: "Testing the Waters" vs. "Taking a Leap of Faith"

Build professional relationships slowly and consistently over time for stability, robustness, and value.

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October 30, 2012

Think Small

Is it time to reconsider economies of scale?

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October 30, 2012

Letting Go of the Best

Why are firms' most productive employees the most likely to get pink slips when a recession hits?

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August 23, 2011

Measuring the Effect of Queues on Customer Purchases

Find the best tradeoff between customer service capacity and pricing by calculating the extent to which long lines affect sales and revenue.

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July 12, 2007

Rewarding Efficient Commuters, Easing Traffic Congestion

How municipal governments can use incentive programs to create a shorter commute and improve welfare for all.

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August 23, 2012

Revenue Management of Consumer Options for Sporting Events

Boost revenues — and profits — from sporting event ticket sales by offering options for seats at playoff games.

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July 15, 2009

How Closing Car Dealerships Will Help the Auto Industry

Marcelo Olivares

The closing of thousands of car dealerships underscores just how over-extended the U.S. system has become. My research shows that an inefficient distribution network may have been a factor.

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December 28, 2012

The New Ad Wars

A framework for studying advertisers’ bidding behavior in online ad exchanges can help publishers better manage this emerging channel.

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October 31, 2011

Winning Combinations

Auctions can reduce costs for vendors and buyers, even in complex businesses.

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July 22, 2010

Revenue Management with Costly Price Adjustments

Determine when making price changes will — and won’t — pay off.

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September 02, 2009

This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes

Catherine New

Stereotypes and bias affect judgment in the subtlest of ways. New brain imaging research shows just where these biases are experienced deep within grey matter.

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January 08, 2010

What Can Multinationals Learn from Mom and Pop?

Catherine New

In a video interview, Nancy Barry, CEO of Enterprise Solutions for Poverty, shares her thoughts about how the private sector can be used to help low-income countries build businesses.

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March 30, 2012

Teaching Beyond the Test

A good teacher’s influence can affect student test scores — and long-term success in life.

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April 13, 2010

Operations Research Solves River Problem

Catherine New

Research from Peter Kolesar, a professor emeritus in the Decision, Risk and Operations Division, has been nominated for the 2010 Franz Edelman Prize.

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February 28, 2012

Small Shocks, Big Waves

Interconnections among different firms and sectors may spread small shocks throughout the economy, creating business cycles.

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February 26, 2010

What's a Handshake Worth?

From the Archive: Research from Marina Halac evaluates the dynamics of informal contracts and predicts how long they are likely to last.

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April 30, 2012

The Shifting C-Suite

New research shows why top management teams have grown over the last two decades, and how firms can strategically navigate the trend.

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January 31, 2011

Making More Room in ICUs

From the Archive: A new decision model could help ICUs treat more patients without adding beds or sacrificing quality of care.

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Decision, Risk, and Operations Division

B9801: Risk Management

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B9801: (PhD) Dynamic Programming

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Global Account Manager Certification Program

Developing Leaders for the Customer-Centric Firm Leading global firms view customers as assets and invest in developing those who manage them....

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B9811: Healthcare Industry in the 21st Century

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Columbia Senior Executive Program

Challenging times require outstanding executives who can lead with vision, courage, and inspiration. To do so, executives need to step back and have...

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B9824: (PhD) Foundations of Optimization

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B7811: Healthcare Industry in the 21st Century

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B9801: (PhD) Foundations of Stochastic Modeling

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B8499: Public Sector Structural Reform in K-12 Education, Pt. II

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B9801: (PhD) Modeling with Stochastic Processes & Stochastic Optimization Models

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B8811: SERVICE OPERATIONS MANGMT

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B8834: Analytics for Competitive Advantage

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School News & Events

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October 05, 2012

Something for the Weekend Column

The article discusses research by Prof. Federgruen that finds fast food customers place considerable value on the length of time that they have to wait. Read more...

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August 25, 2012

Global Car Companies Hunt Big Game in Africa’s Growing Automotive Market

Prof. Federgruen talks about how global automakers, like Renault, are focusing more on manufacturing in Africa. Read more...

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April 30, 2013

Professor Marcelo Olivares finds that extreme weather affects productivity

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Awi Federgruen
Awi Federgruen

af7@columbia.edu
212-854-6084

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Linda Green
Linda Green

lvg1@columbia.edu
212-854-4108

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Costis Maglaras
Costis Maglaras

cm479@columbia.edu
212-854-4240

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Marcelo Olivares
Marcelo Olivares

mo2338@columbia.edu
212-854-3144

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Ciamac Moallemi
Ciamac Moallemi

ciamac@gsb.columbia.edu
212-854-0570

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Peter Kolesar
Peter Kolesar

pjk4@columbia.edu
212-854-4105

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Gabriel Weintraub
Gabriel Weintraub

gweintraub@columbia.edu
212-854-7893

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Lucius Riccio
Lucius Riccio

ljr14@columbia.edu
212-854-7903

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Nicolás Stier-Moses
Nicolás Stier-Moses

ns2224@columbia.edu
212-854-1622

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Medini Singh
Medini Singh

ms2149@columbia.edu
646-823-5917

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Nelson Fraiman
Nelson Fraiman

nmf1@columbia.edu
212-854-2076

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Garrett van Ryzin
Garrett van Ryzin

gjv1@columbia.edu
212-854-4280

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School News

April 30, 2013

Professor Marcelo Olivares finds that extreme weather affects productivity

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January 15, 2013

Doctor Shortage? What Doctor Shortage?

The article features research by Prof. Green that examines how physician shortages could be eliminated. Read more...

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December 19, 2012

PhD student Yina Lu wins 1st place in MSOM Student Paper Competition

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December 19, 2012

Professor Omar Besbes wins Revenue Management and Pricing Section Prize at INFORMS

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November 29, 2012

Professor Robert Phillips co-edits The Oxford Handbook of Pricing Management

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November 09, 2012

Professor Nelson Fraiman appears in New York Times Magazine

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November 05, 2012

Deming Cup Honors Terry Lundgren and Ratan Tata

Columbia Business School’s W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness recognized the winners of the third annual Deming Cup at a dinner reception on Tuesday, October 23.

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November 02, 2012

Building Small: In Many Industries, Economies of Size Is Shifting to Economies of Numbers

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October 24, 2012

Deming Center Awards the Deming Cup to Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, President, and CEO of Macy’s, Inc., and Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons Limited

Annual award recognizes contributions to the field of operations made by leaders in various industries Read more...

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October 05, 2012

Something for the Weekend Column

The article discusses research by Prof. Federgruen that finds fast food customers place considerable value on the length of time that they have to wait. Read more...

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  • Operations
August 25, 2012

Global Car Companies Hunt Big Game in Africa’s Growing Automotive Market

Prof. Federgruen talks about how global automakers, like Renault, are focusing more on manufacturing in Africa. Read more...

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April 10, 2012

Professor Nelson Fraiman's ECLA Program Profiled in Financial Times

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