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Prof Gopalakrishnan awarded FRQSC New Academics Grant

Published: 5 May 2023

Congratulations to聽Sanjith Gopalakrishnan,聽Assistant Professor in Operations Management, who has been awarded the聽2023-2024 FRQSC New Academics Grant聽(Soutien 脿 la recherche pour la rel猫ve...

Professor Nasiry awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant

Published: 18 April 2023

Congratulations to Javad Nasiry,聽Professor in Operations Management who was awarded a 2022-2023 SSHRC Insight Development Grant 鈥淎nalytical Models for Electronics Waste Management鈥

SAQ to reduce refrigeration to lower emissions, but other operations emit more

Published: 23 March 2023

Quebecers who want to buy cold beer and wine may soon need to head to their local d茅panneurs. The Societ茅 des alcools du Qu茅bec (SAQ) plans to reduce the number of fridges in their stores from 2700...

New challenge drives awareness of the environmental impact of clothing

Published: 21 March 2023

We all need to wear clothing, but the environmental impact of purchasing clothing is significant, and a new initiative asks people to reflect on their own consumption. Participants in the New...

Companies must decarbonize supply chains to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and this can create risk for investors

Published: 22 February 2023

As part of their effort to reduce emissions, large companies like McDonald鈥檚 have announced cuts to emissions from their own operations and power supply. These are known as Scope 1 and Scope 2...

Managing Airfares Under Competition: Insights from a Field Experiment

Published: 6 January 2023

Authors: Maxime C. Cohen, Alexandre Jacquillat,聽Juan Camilo Serpa and Michael Benborhoum Publication: Management Science, Forthcoming

Clothing repairs and thrifting can help reduce the environmental footprint of the clothing you wear

Published: 21 December 2022

Clothing companies used to offer just a few collections each year. Today, fast fashion companies like H&M or Zara offer dozens. One way they accomplish this is by reducing the quality of their...

Circular economy can help mitigate environmental impact of frenzied Black Friday shopping

Published: 2 December 2022

Black Friday offers cut-rate deals, but low prices can come with a high environmental cost. If shoppers don鈥檛 make choices wisely, their purchases could end up in the landfill.

Excess inventory encourages steeper discounts in Black Friday sales

Published: 6 December 2022

2021 was an anti-climactic year for Black Friday sales. Global supply chains had been disrupted, inventory was very low, and demand was very high. So, retailers had little incentive to sell items...

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