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Marcelo Olivares

Marcelo Olivares
Adjunct Associate Professor
Decision, Risk, and Operations Division
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Office: 934 Kravis
E-mail: [email protected]
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  • Working papers
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, L. Basso, M. Goic, D. Saure, C. Thraves, and G. Weintraub
. “Analytics SavesLives during the Covid-19 Crisis in Chile.”
INFORMS Journal of Applied Analytics,
no.
Franz Edelman Special issue
(Forthcoming).
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Type
Journal Article
Kim, Song-Hee, Carri Chan, Marcelo Olivares, and Gabriel Escobar
. “Association Among ICU Congestion, ICU Admission Decision, and Patient Outcomes.”
Critical Care Medicine
vol.
44
, no.
10
(Forthcoming):
1814
-
1821
.
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, A. Musalem, and D. Yung
. “Balancing Agent Retention and Waiting Time in Service Platforms.”
Operations Research
no.
Special Issue on Behavioral Queuing Science
(Forthcoming).
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, L. Magga, S Maturana, M. Valdevenito, J. Cabezas, J. Chapochnick, F. González, A. Kompatzki, H. Muller, J. Pefaur, C. Ulloa, and R. Valjalo
. “Identifying Factors Predicting Kidney Graft Survival in Chile Using Elastic-Net-Regularized Cox Regression.”
Medicina
vol.
58(10)
, no.
1348
(September 06, 2022).doi:
10.3390/medicina58101348
Read More about Identifying Factors Predicting Kidney Graft Survival in Chile Using Elastic-Net-Regularized Cox Regression
Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, S. Mondschein, F. Ordonez, D. Schwartz, A. Weintraub, I. Torres-Ulloa, C Aguayo, and G. Canessa
. “Service design to balance waiting time and infection risk: An application for elections during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Service Science
vol.
14
, no.
2
(March 18, 2022):
90
-
109
. doi:
10.1287/serv.2021.0290
Read More about Service design to balance waiting time and infection risk: An application for elections during the COVID-19 pandemic
Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, A. Carranza, M. Goic, E. Lara, G.Y. Weintraub, J. Covarrubia, C. Escobedo, N. Jara, and L.J. Basso
. “The social divide of social distancing: Shelter-in-place behavior in Santiago during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Management Science
vol.
68
, no.
3
(January 01, 2022):
2016
-
2027
. doi:
10.1287/mnsc.2021.4240
Read More about The social divide of social distancing: Shelter-in-place behavior in Santiago during the COVID-19 pandemic
Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, D. Altman, G.B Yom-Tov, V. Ashtar, and A. Rafaeli
. “Do customer emotions affect agent speed? An empirical study of emotional load in online customer contact centers.”
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
vol.
23
, no.
4
(January 01, 2021):
854
-
875
. doi:
10.1287/msom.2020.0897
Read More about Do customer emotions affect agent speed? An empirical study of emotional load in online customer contact centers
Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, A. Musalem, and A. Schilkrut
. “Retail in High Definition: Monitoring customer assistance through video analytics.”
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
vol.
23
, no.
5
(January 01, 2021):
1025
-
1042
. doi:
10.1287/msom.2020.0865
Read More about Retail in High Definition: Monitoring customer assistance through video analytics
Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, N. Rudi, and A. Shetty
. “Ordering sequential competitions to reduce order relevance: Soccer penalty shootouts.”
PloS one
vol.
15
, no.
12
(January 01, 2020).doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0243786
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, M. Fisher, and B.R Staats
. “Why empirical research is good for Operations Management, and what is good empirical Operations Management?”
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
vol.
22
, no.
I
(January 01, 2020):
170-178
.doi:
10.1287/msom.2019.0812
Read More about Why empirical research is good for Operations Management, and what is good empirical Operations Management?
Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, G. Cachon, and S. Gallino
. “Does Adding Inventory Increase Sales? Evidence of a Scarcity Effect in U.S. Automobile Dealerships.”
Management Science
vol.
65
, no.
4
(January 01, 2019):
1455
-
1947
. doi:
10.1287/mnsc.2017.3014
Read More about Does Adding Inventory Increase Sales? Evidence of a Scarcity Effect in U.S. Automobile Dealerships
Type
Journal Article
Kim, Song-Hee, Carri W. Chan, Marcelo Olivares, and Gabriel Escobar
. “ICU Admission Control: An Empirical Study of Capacity Allocation and Its Implication for Patient Outcomes.”
Management Science
vol.
61
, (January 01, 2015):
19
-
38
.
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, S.H. Kim, C. Chan, and G. Escobar
. “ICU Admission Control: An Empirical Study of Capacity Allocation and Its Implication for Patient Outcomes.”
Management Science
vol.
61
, no.
I
(January 01, 2015).doi:
10.1287/mnsc.2014.2057
Read More about ICU Admission Control: An Empirical Study of Capacity Allocation and Its Implication for Patient Outcomes
Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, S.W Kim, and G. Weintraub
. “Measuring the Performance of Large-Scale Combinatorial Auctions: A Structural Estimation Approach.”
Management Science
vol.
60
, no.
5
(January 01, 2014):
1180
-
1201
. doi:
10.1287/mnsc.2013.1814
Read More about Measuring the Performance of Large-Scale Combinatorial Auctions: A Structural Estimation Approach
Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, G. Weintraub, D. Yung, and R. Epstein
. “Combinatorial Auctions for Procurement: An Empirical Study of the Chilean School Meals Auction.”
Management Science
vol.
58
, no.
8
(January 01, 2014):
1458
-
1481
. doi:
10.1287/mnsc.1110.1496
Read More about Combinatorial Auctions for Procurement: An Empirical Study of the Chilean School Meals Auction
Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, Y. Lu, A. Musalem, and A. Schilkrut
. “Measuring the Effect of Queues on Customer Purchases.”
Management Science
vol.
59
, no.
8
(January 01, 2013):
1743
-
1763
.
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, Andrés Musalem, Eric Bradlow, Christian Terwiesch, and Daniel Corsten
. “Structural estimation of the effect of out-of-stocks.”
Management Science
vol.
56
, (July 01, 2010):
1180
-
1197
.
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo and G. Cachon
. “Drivers of finished-goods inventory in the U.S. automotive industry.”
Management Science
vol.
56
, no.
I
(January 01, 2010):
202
-
216
.
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, A. Musalem, E. Bradlow, C. Terwiesch, and D. Corsten
. “Structural estimation of the effect of stock-outs.”
Management Science
vol.
56
, no.
7
(January 01, 2010):
1127
-
1145
.
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo and Gérard P. Cachon
. “Drivers of Finished Goods Inventory in the U.S. Automobile Industry.”
Management Science
vol.
56
, (January 01, 2010):
202
-
216
.
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo and Gérard P. Cachon
. “Competing Retailers and Inventory: An Empirical Investigation of General Motors' Dealerships in Isolated U.S. Markets.”
Management Science
vol.
55
, (September 10, 2009):
1586
-
1604
.
Read More about Competing Retailers and Inventory: An Empirical Investigation of General Motors' Dealerships in Isolated U.S. Markets
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo and Gérard P. Cachon
. “Competing Retailers and Inventory: An Empirical Investigation of U.S. Automobile Dealerships.”
Management Science
vol.
55
, (September 01, 2009):
1586
-
1604
.
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, Christian Terwiesch, and Lydia Cassorla
. “Structural Estimation of the Newsvendor Model: An Application to Reserving Operating Room Time.”
Management Science
vol.
54
, (January 01, 2008):
41
-
5
.
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, P. Foncea, and S. Mondschein
. “Replacing quarantine of COVID-19 contacts with periodic testing is also effective in mitigating the risk of transmission.”
Scientific Reports
vol.
12
, no.
3620
(September 30, 2023).doi:
10.1038/s41598-022-07447-2
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Type
Journal Article
Olivares, Marcelo, C. Terwiesch, B.R. Staats, and V. Gaur
. “Empirical Operations Management in MS and M&SOM: A Review of the Last Two Decades.”
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
vol.
22
, no.
4
(September 30, 2023).doi:
10.1287/msom.2018.0755
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Type
Working Paper
Cachon, Gérard P., Santiago Gallino, and Marcelo Olivares
. Severe Weather and Automobile Assembly Productivity. December 21, 2012.
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Type
Working Paper
Lu, Yina, Marcelo Olivares, Andrés Musalem, and Ariel Schilkrut
. Measuring the Effect of Queues on Customer Purchases. May 24, 2011.
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Type
Working Paper
Won Kim, Sang, Marcelo Olivares, and Gabriel Weintraub
. Structural Estimation of a Large-Scale Combinatorial Auction. February 01, 2011.
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Type
Working Paper
Olivares, Marcelo, Gabriel Weintraub, Rafael Epstein, and Daniel Yung
. The Design of Combinatorial Auctions for Procurement: An Empirical Study of the Chilean School Meals Auction. January 01, 2011.
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Type
Working Paper
Olivares, Marcelo, Eric Bradlow, Christian Terwiesch, Andrés Musalem, and Daniel Corsten
. Structural Estimation of the Effect of Out-of-Stocks. January 01, 2008.
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Type
Chapter
Olivares, Marcelo and M. Goic
. “Omnichannel analytics.” In
Operations in an Omnichannel World
, edited by
S. Gallino a, A. Moreno, Springer, and Cham
,
115
-
150
. 2019.
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  • Courses
  • Case Studies
Type
Course
B6102: Operations Management
View Course on Operations Management
Type
Case Study
Olivares, Marcelo, Trevor Harris, Omar Besbes, and Gabriel Weintraub
. Lean Operations: From Efficiency to Profit. 
Columbia University
:
CaseWorks
, 2011.
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Type
Case Study
Harris, Trevor, Omar Besbes, and Marcelo Olivares
. Lean Operations: From Efficiency to Profits. 
tk
: 2011.
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Type
Case Study
Chen, Fangruo and Marcelo Olivares
. Beer Game: A Supply Chain Simulation. 
New York
:
CaseWorks
, 2008.
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  • Awards & Honors
Date
2022

Franz Edelman Award

Date
2018

Management Science Best Paper Award

Date
2017

Management Science Best Paper Award

Date
2015

Service Operations Special Interest Group

Date
2012

Management Science Meritorious Service Award

Date
2010

Management Science Distinguished Service Award

Date
2009

M&SOM Meritorious Service Award

Date
2007

Student Paper Competition, Production and Operations Management Society, for the paper “Competing retailers and inventory: An empirical investigation of General Motors’ dealerships in isolated markets

Date
2005

OPIM Outstanding Scholar Award, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Date
2001

Best undergraduate thesis, ICHIO (Chilean OR Society)

Date
2001

Second place in undergraduate thesis competition, SADIO (Argentinean OR Society)

Date
2012

MBA Version Minera, Universidad de Chile

Date
2016

Universidad de Chile

Date
2012

Global MBA, Universidad de Chile

Date
2018

Departamento de Ingenieria Industrial, Universidad de Chile

Date
2013

Departamento de Ingenieria Industrial, Universidad de Chile

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