Kut C. So

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Kut C. So is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Kut C. So has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Management Information Systems, 19 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 16 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Kut C. So's work include Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (22 papers), Supply Chain and Inventory Management (21 papers) and Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (19 papers). Kut C. So is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (22 papers), Supply Chain and Inventory Management (21 papers) and Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (19 papers). Kut C. So collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and China. Kut C. So's co-authors include Christopher S. Tang, Hau L. Lee, Frederick S. Hillier, Jing-Sheng Song, Jiaru Bai, Xiqun Chen, Hai Wang, Awi Federgruen, Shuya Yin and Xiaona Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, European Journal of Operational Research and Operations Research.

In The Last Decade

Kut C. So

57 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Value of Information Sharing in a Two-Level Supply Chain

2000 1.6k citations Hau L. Lee, Kut C. So et al. Management Science profile →
Coordinating Supply and Demand on an On-Demand Service Platform with Impatient Customers

2018 417 citations Jiaru Bai, Kut C. So et al. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kut C. So United States	26	2.7k	1.5k	1.0k	969	724	58	3.9k
Stefan Minner Germany	36	2.9k 1.1×	2.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	581 0.6×	795 1.1×	171	4.9k
Gabriel R. Bitran United States	38	2.8k 1.0×	714 0.5×	1.8k 1.8×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	72	4.8k
Moritz Fleischmann Germany	20	2.0k 0.8×	3.3k 2.2×	852 0.8×	663 0.7×	458 0.6×	65	4.3k
Mahmut Parlar Canada	34	3.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	711 0.7×	821 0.8×	777 1.1×	117	4.3k
Jan A. Van Mieghem United States	29	2.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	583 0.6×	515 0.5×	895 1.2×	108	4.0k
Ulrich W. Thonemann Germany	28	1.6k 0.6×	944 0.6×	561 0.6×	459 0.5×	626 0.9×	77	2.5k
Xiuli Chao United States	35	2.4k 0.9×	817 0.5×	530 0.5×	428 0.4×	938 1.3×	163	3.3k
Jing-Sheng Song United States	33	2.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	902 0.9×	498 0.5×	603 0.8×	55	3.2k
Albert Y. Ha Hong Kong	22	3.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	678 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	30	4.0k
Guillermo Gallego United States	40	5.4k 2.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.5×	2.9k 2.9×	2.1k 2.9×	132	6.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kut C. So

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Wang, Yao, Huan Jin, Shiyuan Zheng, Kut C. So, & Kun Wang. (2022). Bike-Sharing Duopoly Competition Under Government Regulation. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Liu, Shaoxuan, et al.. (2021). Direct supply base reduction in a decentralized assembly system with suppliers of varying market power. IISE Transactions. 4 indexed citations

Bai, Jiaru, Shu Hu, Luyi Gui, Kut C. So, & Zujun Ma. (2021). Optimal Subsidy Schemes and Budget Allocations for Government‐Subsidized Trade‐in Programs. Production and Operations Management. 30(8). 2689–2706. 36 indexed citations

Bai, Jiaru, Kut C. So, Christopher S. Tang, Xiqun Chen, & Hai Wang. (2018). Coordinating Supply and Demand on an On-Demand Service Platform with Impatient Customers. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 21(3). 556–570. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

So, Kut C., et al.. (2016). Managing a closed-loop supply system with random returns and a cyclic delivery schedule. European Journal of Operational Research. 255(3). 787–796. 19 indexed citations

Bai, Jiaru, Kut C. So, & Christopher S. Tang. (2016). A queueing model for managing small projects under uncertainties. European Journal of Operational Research. 253(3). 777–790. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Shaoxuan, Kut C. So, & Fuqiang Zhang. (2009). Effect of Supply Reliability in a Retail Setting with Joint Marketing and Inventory Decisions. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 12(1). 19–32. 71 indexed citations

Rajasekera, Jay, et al.. (2006). Risk hedging through forward supply contract and equity ownership in a spin-off decision. International Journal of Production Economics. 106(2). 532–543. 6 indexed citations

Fang, Xiang, et al.. (2005). Component Procurement Strategies in Decentralized Assemble-to-Order Systems with Leadtime-Dependent Product Pricing. 3 indexed citations

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Lee, Hau L., Kut C. So, & Christopher S. Tang. (2000). The Value of Information Sharing in a Two-Level Supply Chain. Management Science. 46(5). 626–643. 1569 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hillier, Frederick S. & Kut C. So. (1995). On the optimal design of tandem queueing systems with finite buffers. Queueing Systems. 21(3-4). 245–266. 37 indexed citations

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So, Kut C. & Carlton H. Scott. (1994). Optimal Production Sequence for a Product with Matching Components. Operations Research. 42(4). 694–708. 6 indexed citations

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Hillier, Frederick S., et al.. (1993). Notes: Toward Characterizing the Optimal Allocation of Storage Space in Production Line Systems with Variable Processing Times. Management Science. 39(1). 126–133. 102 indexed citations

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So, Kut C., et al.. (1992). Performance bounds on multiserver exponential tandem queues with finite buffers. European Journal of Operational Research. 63(3). 463–477. 7 indexed citations

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So, Kut C.. (1992). Optimality of control limit policies in replacement models. Naval Research Logistics (NRL). 39(5). 685–697. 26 indexed citations

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Hillier, Frederick S. & Kut C. So. (1991). The Effect of the Coefficient of Variation of Operation Times on the Allocation of Storage Space in Production Line Systems. IIE Transactions. 23(2). 198–206. 85 indexed citations

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Hillier, Frederick S. & Kut C. So. (1991). The effect of machine breakdowns and interstage storage on the performance of production line systems. International Journal of Production Research. 29(10). 2043–2055. 75 indexed citations

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Rajasekera, Jay, et al.. (1991). A due-date assignment model for a flow shop with application in a lightguide cable shop. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 10(1). 1–7. 12 indexed citations

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So, Kut C.. (1990). Some Heuristics for Scheduling Jobs on Parallel Machines with Setups. Management Science. 36(4). 467–475. 54 indexed citations

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Federgruen, Awi & Kut C. So. (1989). Optimal time to repair a broken server. Advances in Applied Probability. 21(2). 376–397. 29 indexed citations

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