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The Big Data Newsvendor: Practical Insights from Machine Learning
(DSpace, 2014-02-06)
We investigate the newsvendor problem when one has n observations of p features related to the demand as well as past demands. Both small data (p=n = o(1)) and big data (p=n = O(1)) are considered. For both cases, we propose ...
The Big Data Newsvendor: Practical Insights from Machine Learning Analysis
(2013-10-16)
We present a version of the newsvendor problem where one has n observations of p features as well as past demand. We consider both \big data" (p=n = O(1)) as well as small data (p=n = o(1)). For small data, we provide a ...
An Interpretable Stroke Prediction Model using Rules and Bayesian Analysis
(2013-11-15)
We aim to produce predictive models that are not only accurate, but are also interpretable to human experts. Our models are decision lists, which consist of a series of if...then... statements (for example, if high blood ...
How to Catch a Tiger: Understanding Putting Performance on the PGA Tour
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010-01)
Existing performance metrics utilized by the PGA TOUR have biases towards specific styles of play,
which make relative player comparisons challenging. Our goal is to evaluate golfers in a way that eliminates these
biases ...
Modeling the Impact of Warming in Climate Change Economics
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010-01)
Any economic analysis of climate change policy requires some model that describes
the impact of warming on future GDP and consumption. Most integrated assessment
models (IAMs) relate temperature to the level of real GDP ...
From Metaphors to Mechanisms: Gender Sorting In(to) an Organizational Hierarchy
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010-04)
Numerous studies have examined patterns of gender inequality in organizational advancement, with some
showing results indicative of “glass ceilings,” where gender disparities are strong at the upper reaches of the
organization, ...
IBM: Building the IT Function for a Global Business
(Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA, 2010-12-01)
In 1993, CEO Louis Gerstner initiated a transformation at IBM that Sam Palmisano continued when he took the reins in 2003. The transformation involved a change from a hardware and software business to a solutions and ...
EMC Corporation: Managing IT M&A Integrations to Enable Profitable Growth by Acquisitions
(Alfred P. Sloan School of Management; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2011-08-01)
EMC Corporation is one of the fastest profitably growing public companies in the United States. It pursues both organic and acquisitive growth. Between 2005 and 2010, it acquired over 50 companies. EMC used to be a vendor ...
Measuring Systemic Risk in the Finance and Insurance Sectors
(Cambridge, MA; Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010-03)
A significant contributing factor to the Financial Crisis of 2007–2009 was the apparent interconnectedness
among hedge funds, banks, brokers, and insurance companies, which amplified
shocks into systemic events. In this ...