William Schmidt

Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management

1300 Clifton Road

Atlanta, GA 30322

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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“  I conduct research on identifying, understanding, and managing information asymmetry and its consequences. Most of my work focuses on information asymmetry between the firm and its constituents (investors, suppliers, employees, regulators, competitors). One area of my research examines understanding and analyzing false information (fake news, disinformation, misinformation) in our digital environment. For instance, finding and classifying web domains that generate false information. The methods and tools employed by false information actors in political contexts are now being deployed in commercial contexts. My objective for this research is to help government and commercial organizations identify and counter those efforts.  ”

Scholarly Papers (12)

1.

The Bullwhip Effect in Supply Networks

Management Science
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 12 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2021
Nikolay Osadchiy, William Schmidt and Jing Wu
Emory University - Goizueta Business School, Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
Downloads 1,343 (32,536)
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Supply Networks, Bullwhip Effect, Demand Variability

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Operational Disruptions, Firm Risk, and Control Systems

Forthcoming in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2020
William Schmidt and Ananth Raman
Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management and Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
Downloads 502 (122,501)
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Targeted Automation of Order Decisions Using Machine Learning

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 09 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2022
Christina Imdahl, Kai Hoberg and William Schmidt
Eindhoven University of Technology, Kuehne Logistics University and Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management
Downloads 367 (177,363)
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automation, machine learning, inventory management, clustering

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Trade Credit and Customer Portfolio Approach to Managing Cash Flow Variability

Forthcoming in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 24 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2025
Nikolay Osadchiy, William Schmidt and Jing Wu
Emory University - Goizueta Business School, Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - CUHK Business School
Downloads 337 (193,473)
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Cash flow variability, Working capital, Supply networks, Trade credit

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Signaling to Partially Informed Investors in the Newsvendor Model

Production and Operations Management. 24(3) 383-401.
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2021
William Schmidt, Vishal Gaur, Richard K. Lai and Ananth Raman
Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, The Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania and Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit
Downloads 247 (267,778)
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Capacity investment, inventory, signaling game, newsvendor

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Targeted Automation and Sustaining Human-Algorithm Learning

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2024
Christina Imdahl, William Schmidt and Kai Hoberg
Eindhoven University of Technology, Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management and Kuehne Logistics University
Downloads 230 (287,242)
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Automation, machine learning, inventory management

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Operational Distortion: Compound Effects of Short-termism and Competition

Forthcoming at Management Science
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 07 Sep 2021
Xiaoyan Liu and William Schmidt
Santa Clara University, Leavey School of Business and Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management
Downloads 180 (361,225)
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operational distortion, short-termism, competition, information asymmetry, signaling game

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The High Impact of Disasters on Prices in Low-Income Communities

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2024
Xabier Barriola and William Schmidt
Tilburg University and Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management
Downloads 128 (483,569)

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disaster and humanitarian operations, product substitution, empirical operations

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Experimental Evidence of Pooling Outcomes Under Information Asymmetry

Schmidt, W. and Buell, R.W., 2017. Experimental evidence of pooling outcomes under information asymmetry. Management Science, 63(5), pp.1586-1605.
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2020
William Schmidt and Ryan W. Buell
Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management and Harvard Business School
Downloads 114 (525,271)
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Operational Disruption Exposure and Part Inventory Replenishment

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 24 Jan 2021
Xiaobo Ding and William Schmidt
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management
Downloads 93 (606,233)

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Operational Disruption, Risk Management, Mitigation Strategy

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Soft Governance Across Digital Platforms Using Transparency

Strategy Science, forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 01 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2024
Anil R Doshi and William Schmidt
University College London - School of Management and Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management
Downloads 36 (975,520)

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platform governance, soft governance, transparency, disinformation

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Airbus A380 -- Turbulence Ahead

Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Case No. 609-041
Posted: 10 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2012
Ananth Raman, William Schmidt and Vishal Gaur
Harvard University - Technology & Operations Management Unit, Emory University - Information Systems and Operations Management and Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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