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The Sum and Its Parts: Judgmental Hierarchical Forecasting by Kremer, Mirko, Siemsen, Enno, Thomas, Douglas J.

“…Firms require demand forecasts at different levels of aggregation to support a variety of resource allocation decisions. For example, a retailer needs…”
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The evolving theory of quality management: The role of Six Sigma by Zu, Xingxing, Fredendall, Lawrence D., Douglas, Thomas J.

“…While Six Sigma is increasingly implemented in industry, little academic research has been done on Six Sigma and its influence on quality management theory and…”
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A nonparametric approach for setting safety stock levels by Saldanha, John P., Price, Bradley S., Thomas, Douglas J.

“…In practice, lead time demand (LTD) can be skewed, multi‐modal or highly variable, and these factors compromise the validity of typical approaches used for…”
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Does coercion drive firms to adopt ‘voluntary’ green initiatives? Relationships among coercion, superior firm resources, and voluntary green initiatives by Clemens, Bruce, Douglas, Thomas J.

“…Institutional theory, one of the most developed in the management literature, argues that external forces drive firms' decision-making. The resource-based…”
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Estimating Substitution and Basket Effects in Retail Stores: Implications for Assortment Planning by Mani, Vidya, Thomas, Douglas J., Bansal, Saurabh

“…Many retailers are reducing store footprint and downsizing their assortments accordingly to improve store productivity. Some of the revenue for items removed…”
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The ulnohumeral arthroplasty: technical tips for safely managing the brachial artery by London, Daniel A., Faruqui, Safi R., Douglas, Thomas J., Enad, Jerome G., Ruland, Robert T.

“…One surgical option to manage idiopathic osteoarthritis of the elbow is an ulnohumeral arthroplasty. A potential complication to avoid during this procedure is…”
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Retailer Inventory Sharing in Two-Tier Supply Chains: An Experimental Investigation by Davis, Andrew M., Huang, Rihuan, Thomas, Douglas J.

“…When multiple retailers hold inventory to satisfy random demand, retailer inventory-sharing strategies can potentially reduce the supply-demand mismatch and…”
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Proximity of Arteries to the Anterior Ulna With Changing Flexion by Enad, Jerome G, Douglas, Thomas J, Ruland, Robert T

“…During surgery for elbow fracture, wires and screws crossing the elbow from posterior to anterior place the brachial and ulnar arteries at risk for inadvertent…”
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Fulcrum-assisted Ankle Reduction Maneuver by Ernst, Lt Andrew, Mattox, Lt Benjamin, Douglas, Cdr. Thomas J

“…Short leg splinting is the standard initial temporizing measure of choice for acute ankle fractures. When possible, a reduced ankle mortise is the ideal…”
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Allocation Policies to Fulfil Heterogeneous Service Requirements under Resource Pooling by Abbasi, Babak, Fadaki, Masih, Hosseinifard, Zahra, Jahani, Hamed, Thomas, Douglas J.

“…ABSTRACT Designing effective settings for performance measures (e.g., fill rate) of a service‐level agreement (SLA) is challenging. This challenge is…”
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The Effect of Competition on the Efficient-Responsive Choice by Wang, Tong, Thomas, Douglas J., Rudi, Nils

“…In determining their operations strategy, a firm chooses whether to be responsive or efficient. For firms competing in a market with uncertain demand and…”
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Supply Chain Disruptions Are Inevitable—Get READI: Resiliency Enhancement Analysis via Deletion and Insertion by Harrison, Terry P., Houm, P. J., Thomas, Douglas J., Craighead, Christopher W.

“…Companies have increasingly turned to the use of optimization to create value and drive efficiencies in their supply chains. However, this practice also…”
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Do Mid-term Outcomes of Lateral Ankle Stabilization Procedures Differ Between Military and Civilian Populations? by Lee, Chihua, McQuade, Maximilian G., Ostrofe, Amy A., Goldman, Ashton H., Douglas, Thomas J.

“…Ankle instability is common and previous studies have documented greater than 85% good-to-excellent outcomes based upon both patient-reported outcome measures…”
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The Seller's Perspective on Determinants of Acquisition Likelihood: Insights from China's Beer Industry by Zeng, Yuping, Douglas, Thomas J., Wu, Changqi

“…This study investigates acquisition antecedents during China's transition from a planned to a market‐based economic system. Because of contextual realities…”
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Paying for Teamwork: Supplier Coordination with Endogenously Selected Groups by Fan, James, Kwasnica, Anthony M., Thomas, Douglas J.

“…We experimentally investigate horizontal coordination between suppliers where group output is limited by the lowest‐performing member and groups are formed…”
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Inventory Allocation in the Presence of Service‐Level Agreements by Chen, Chun‐Miin (Jimmy), Thomas, Douglas J.

“…Retailers often use service‐level agreements (SLAs) to evaluate their supplier's performance. Based on an examination of 70 SLAs from practice, we conclude…”
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Institutional Antecedents of Corporate Governance Legitimacy by Judge, William Q., Douglas, Thomas J., Kutan, Ali M.

“…The authors studied panel data for corporate governance ratings in 50 countries between 1997 and 2005 to understand what the country-level predictors of…”
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Detection of Traumatic Ankle Arthrotomies: Computed Tomography Scan Versus Saline Load Test by Kallevang, Jonathan K, Berault, Thomas J, Olsen, Aaron A, Zuppke, Julia N, Clark, James K, Douglas, Thomas J, Smith, Christopher S

“…Periarticular wounds present a common diagnostic dilemma for emergency providers and orthopedic surgeons because traumatic arthrotomies (TA) often necessitate…”
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A radiologic determination of the different screw cutting patterns in cut and uncut orthopedic cortical screws using a novel imaging technique by Major, Joshua W., Ernst, Andrew J., Kallevang, Jonathan K., Kaeck, Alexander, Grijalva, Stephen D., Douglas, Thomas J., Wilson, Andrew W., Garry, Conor B.

“…Objective We hypothesize that cut screws will deform in a manner that increases the core and outer diameters of the screw hole compared to uncut controls, and…”
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Patient expectations for opioid analgesia following orthopaedic surgery by Spears, Thomas M, Harrison, James M, Spooner, Rebecca B, Douglas, Thomas J, Balazs, George C

“…Correspondence to George C Balazs, Investigation Performed at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA;…”
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