2 papers
econ.GN2026
Two-Sided Flexibility in Platforms
Daniel Freund, Sébastien Martin, Jiayu Kamessi Zhao
Flexibility is a cornerstone of operations management, crucial to hedge stochasticity in product demands, service requirements, and resource allocation. In two-sided platforms, fle…
math.OC2025
On the Power of Delayed Flexibility: Balls, Bins, and a Few Opaque Promotions
Daniel Freund, Chamsi Hssaine, Jiayu Kamessi Zhao
Effective load balancing lies at the heart of many applications in operations. Frequently tackled via the balls-into-bins paradigm, seminal results established the power of two cho…