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Most of my academic work is focused on the circular economy and/or retail operations and pricing. Below are my academic publications on these topics (and others). Feel free to contact me if you would like a copy of any of these:
PUBLICATIONS
Ghosh, B., and Galbreth, M. (2023) Effect of Search Cost in the Presence of Search Deterring Informative Advertising. Quantitative Marketing and Economics, forthcoming.
Ghosh, B., and Galbreth, M. (2023) The Weight of the Crowd, Social Information Credibility, and Firm Strategy. Production & Operations Management, forthcoming.
Balaram, A., Perdikaki, O., and Galbreth, M. (2022) Bracketing of Purchases to Manage Size Uncertainty: Should Online Retailers be Worried? Naval Research Logistics, 69(5), 783-800.
Shang, G., McKie, E., Ferguson, M., and Galbreth, M. (2020) Using Transactions Data to Improve Consumer Returns Forecasting. Journal of Operations Management, 66(3), 326-348.
Galbreth, M., and Ghosh, B. (2020) The Effect of Exogenous Product Familiarity on Endogenous Consumer Search. Quantitative Marketing and Economics, 18, 195-235.
Shang, G., Ferguson, M., and Galbreth, M. (2019). Where should I focus my return reduction efforts? Empirical guidance for retailers. Decision Sciences, 50(4), 877-909.
McKie, M., Ferguson, M., Galbreth, M. and Venkataraman, S. (2018) How do Consumers Choose Between Product Generations and Conditions? Production & Operations Management, 27(8), 1574-1594.
Pekgun, P., Galbreth, M., and Ghosh, B. (2018) How Unequal Perceptions of User Reviews Impact Price Competition. Decision Sciences, 49(2), 250-274.
Shang, G, Ghosh, B., and Galbreth, M. (2017) Optimal Retail Return Policies with Wardrobing. Production & Operations Management, 26(7), 1315-1332. (finalist, 2019 Most Influential Service Ops Paper Award, Production & Operations Management)
Galbreth, M., and Ghosh, B. (2017) Competition with Asymmetric Experience Uncertainty. Decision Sciences, 48(5), 990-1012.
Shang, G., Pekgun, P., Ferguson, M., and Galbreth, M. (2017) How Much is a Lenient Return Policy Worth? Evidence from eBay. Journal of Operations Management, 53-56, 45-62. (finalist, 2018 Best Paper Award, Journal of Operations Management)
Metcalf, A., Mackelprang, A., and Galbreth, M. (2016) Linking Pollution Toxicity and Human Exposure to Financial Risk. Journal of Cleaner Production, 131, 659-666.
Galbreth, M., Kurtulus, M., and Shor, M. (2015) How Forecasting Collaboration Can Reduce Forecast Accuracy. Operations Research Letters, 43, 349-353.
Ghosh, B., and Galbreth, M. (2013) Consumer Inattentiveness, Search and Voluntary Quality Disclosure: A Competitive Analysis. Management Science, 59(11), 2602-2621.
Galbreth, M., Boyaci, T., and Verter, V. (2013) Product Reuse in Innovative Industries. Production & Operations Management, 22(4), 1011-1033. (supported by the U.S. Dept. of State’s Fulbright Scholar Program)
Ghosh, B., Galbreth, M., and Shang, G. (2013) The Competitive Impact of Targeted Television Advertisements Using DVR Technology. Decision Sciences, 44(5), 951-971.
Galbreth, M., and Ghosh, B. (2013) Competition and Sustainability: the Impact of Consumer Awareness. Decision Sciences, 44(1), 127-159. (winner, 2013 Best Paper Award, Decision Sciences)
Oberhelman, D., Galbreth, M., and Fry, T. (2013) Equitable Handicapping of Scramble Golf Tournaments. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, 9(4), 285-300.
Galbreth, M., Ghosh, B., and Shor, M. (2012) Social Sharing of Information Goods: Implications for Pricing and Profits. Marketing Science, 31(4), 603-620.
Galbreth, M., Philipoom, P., and Malhotra, M. (2012) Aggregate Planning with Uncertain Materials Availability: the Value of Workday Flexibility. Operations Management Research, 5(3-4), 91-100.
Galbreth, M. and Blackburn, J. (2010) Optimal Acquisition Quantities in Remanufacturing with Condition Uncertainty. Production & Operations Management, 19(1), 61-69.
Galbreth, M. and Blackburn, J. (2010) Offshore Remanufacturing with Variable Used Product Condition. Decision Sciences, 41(1), 5-20.
Galbreth, M. and Shor, M. (2010) The Impact of Malicious Agents on the Enterprise Software Industry. MIS Quarterly, 34(3), 595-612.
Lee, L., Whitcomb, K., Galbreth, M., and Patterson, D. (2010) A Strong State Role in HIE: Lessons from the South Carolina Health Information Exchange. Journal of the American Health Information Management Association, June 2010, 46-50.
Galbreth, M., and LeBlanc, L. (2010) Overcoming Spreadsheet Risk in Supply Chain Modeling. Journal of Business Logistics, 31(2), 21-34.
Hill, J. and Galbreth, M. (2008) A Heuristic for Single-Warehouse Multiretailer Supply Chains with All-Unit Transportation Cost Discounts. European Journal of Operational Research, 187(2), 473-482.
Galbreth, M., Hill, J., and Handley, S. (2008) An Investigation of the Value of Cross-Docking for Supply Chain Management. Journal of Business Logistics, 29(1), 225-239.
LeBlanc, L. and Galbreth, M. (2007) Designing Large-Scale Supply Chain Linear Programs in Spreadsheets. Communications of the ACM, 50(8), 59-64.
LeBlanc, L., and Galbreth, M. (2007) Implementing Large-Scale Optimization Models in Excel Using VBA. Interfaces, 37(4), 370-382.
Galbreth, M. and Blackburn, J. (2006) Optimal Acquisition and Sorting Policies for Remanufacturing. Production & Operations Management, 15(3), 384-392.
Galbreth, M., March, S., Scudder, G., and Shor, M. (2005) A Game Theoretic Model of E-Marketplace Participation Growth. Journal of Management Information Systems, 22(1) 295-319.