How to compete against a behavioral newsvendor
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2015
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We investigate newsvendor ordering behavior under competition. We present a laboratory experiment that documents the behavioral ordering regularities in competitive newsvendor environments, and an analytical model extending the standard theory of newsvendor competition by including an optimal best-response policy for competing with a behaviorally biased newsvendor. We test the effectiveness of this policy using an out-of-sample experiment and find that it results in improved market share, service level and profitability
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Behavioral operations management, Competition, Experimental economics, Newsvendor