Take 5: Research-Backed Tips for Scheduling Your Day
Kellogg faculty offer ideas for working smarter and not harder.
Researchers: Maryam Kouchaki, Maria Ibanez, Nicola Persico, Robert L. Bray, Jan A. Van Mieghem, Itai Gurvich and and coauthors
April 1, 2023
Are “Menu Costs” Messing Up Your Supply Chain?
When it’s cheaper to change product prices, companies benefit—and so do their suppliers, new research shows.
Researchers: Robert L. Bray and Ioannis Stamatopoulos
January 4, 2021
Having a Far-Flung Supply Chain May Lead to More Product Defects
When firms have to collaborate over long distances, the final product suffers.
Researchers: Robert L. Bray, Juan Camilo Serpa and Ahmet Colak
May 15, 2020
Podcast: The (Surprisingly Muddy) Case for Transparency
Economists prize sharing information. On this episode of The Insightful Leader, we ask if that’s always the right move.
Researchers: Robert L. Bray
February 20, 2020
A Simple Way to Make Your Customers More Satisfied with Their Deliveries
Hint: It comes down to when you send status updates.
Researchers: Robert L. Bray
December 2, 2019
Take 5: How to Increase Your Office's Productivity
Research-backed tips for improving workflows and discouraging slacking.
Researchers: Michael Powell, Robert L. Bray, Nicola Persico, George Georgiadis, Jan A. Van Mieghem and Chaithanya Bandi
July 5, 2019
A Counterintuitive Way to Keep Shelves Stocked and Prices Down
New research suggests how to improve supply-chain efficiency and avoid “inventory runs.”
Researchers: Robert L. Bray, Yuliang Yao, Yongrui Duan and Jiazhen Huo
October 4, 2018
A Smarter Way to Schedule
What multitaskers can learn from how judges schedule hearings
Researchers: Robert L. Bray, Decio Coviello, Andrea Ichino and Nicola Persico
October 5, 2015
Whipping the Supply Line into Shape
New insight into the bullwhip effect
Researchers: Robert L. Bray and Haim Mendelson
March 13, 2013