Shaohui Zheng

(PhD, Columbia University)

Chair Professor
Dept. of Information Systems, Business Statistics, and Operations Management

School of Business and Management

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Email:  imzheng@ust.hk

Tel:  (852) 2358-7751
Fax:  (852) 2358-2421

Office:  LSK 4014

 

·         Biography

·         Research Interests

·         Professional Services

·         University Services

·         Major Research Grants

·         Publications

·         Doctoral Student Supervised

·         Teaching 


 

Biography

Shaohui Zheng is currently a Chair Professor in the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. 

Shaohui Zheng received the Ph.D. degree in Operations Research from Columbia University, New York in 1994, and the M.S. degree in Operations Research / Optimal Control from the Academy of Sciences of China, Beijing in 1987.

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Research Interests

·         Supply Chain Management

·         Interface of Marketing and Supply Chain

·         Operations of Manufacturing and Service Systems

·         Applied Probability Models   

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Professional Services

·         Editorship

-          Associate Editor, Operations Research (Jan. 2000 -- Dec. 2005, and Jan. 2009 -- Present).

-          Associate Editor, Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (Sept. 2005 -- Dec. 2007).

-          Guest Editor, Annals of Operations Research, Volume 87 (1999).

 

·         Other Major Professional Services

-          Panel Member, National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (杰出青年基金), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2013, 2018, 2022.

-          Panel Member, CSAMSE Practice Award, Overseas Chinese Scholars Association in Management Science and Engineering, 2020-2022.  

-          Panel Member, Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong (Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2020).

-          Committee Member, Wickham Skinner Award for Early-Career Research Accomplishments, Productions and Operations Management Society, 2015.

-          Cluster Chair, 26th Annual POMS Conference, Washington DC, May 2015.     

-          Panel Member, General Projects (面上项目), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015-2016.

-          Panel Member, Key International Cooperation Programs (重点国际合作项目), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2014.

-          Panel Member, Key Research Programs (重点研究项目), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015-2016.

-          Panel Member, National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (优秀青年基金), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2013. 

-          Judge, Student Paper Competition, The Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society, 2006-2012.

-          Judge, Best Papers Awards, Annual Conference of the Overseas Chinese Scholars Association in Management Science and Engineering, 2012-2015.

 

·         Forum / Workshop / Conference Organization

-          Co-Chair, International Workshop on Management Science and Operations Research, Hefei, China, July 21-22, 2013.

-          Co-Chair, International Workshop on Management Science and Operations Research, Xiamen, June 8-10, 2011.

-          Chair, Industrial Forum on Managing Supply Chains in A Flat World: Challenges and Opportunities, Hong Kong, June 3-4, 2011.

-          Chair, International Forum on the Interface of Marketing and Operations Management, Hong Kong, Dec. 15-16, 2009.  

-          Chair, International Forum on Management Science and Operations Research, Jinan, China, June 1-4, 2009.

-          Chair, International Symposium on Supply Chain Management: Theory and Application, Sanya, December 28-30, 2008.

-          Co-Chair, Forum on Best Practices of Supply Chain Management in China: Global Coordination and Optimization of Supply Chains, Beijing, June 14, 2008.

-          Program Committee Member, INFORMS (International), Beijing, 2012.

-          Program Committee Member, Annual Conference of the Overseas Chinese Scholars Association in Management Science and Engineering (OCSAMSE), 2009-present.  

-          Procedure Committee Member, The 6th International Conference on Management, Wuhan, China, August 2007.

-          Organizing Committee Member, Summer Workshop on Frontiers of Research in Supply Chain Management, June 2007

-          Organizing Committee Member, Summer Workshop on Stochastic Models in Operations Research / Management Science, Beijing, August 2006.

-          Organizing Committee Member, Summer Workshop on Stochastic Models in Operations Research / Management Science, Beijing, July, 2005.

-          Program Committee Member, 12th INFORMS – Applied Probability Society CONFERENCE, Beijing, June 2004. 

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University Services

·         University Level

-          Member, Academic and Research Committee for HKUST GZ campus (Nov. 2018-Dec. 2019);

-          Chair, Senate Standing Committee for Academic Review Procedure (Nov. 2014 – Oct. 2015);

-          Member, University Appointments and Substantiation Committee (Nov. 2011-Oct. 2013);

-          Member on Reserve, Senate Standing Committee for Academic Review Procedure (Nov. 2013-Oct. 2014); 

-          Member, University Senate (2003 – 2007, 2013-2016, and 2017 - present);

-          Member, Task Force for Theme-Based Research Scheme, HKUST (2009-2010);

-          Chair (2003 - 2007) and member (2001 – 2003), University Student Disciplinary Committee;

-          Chair, University Student Appeal Committee (ad hoc), HKUST (2008);

-          Chair, University Student Appeal Committee (ad hoc), HKUST (2011).

·         School Level

-          Academic Director, Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Program (July 2020 – June 2023); 

-          Member, Chair Professor nomination committee, since 2020;

-          Chair, Task Force for TPG programs (December 2016 – August 2017);

-          Director, Center for Marketing and Supply Chain Management (April 2008 – July 2012);

-          Member, School Appointments and Substantiation Committee (2006 - 2008);

-          Chair, Marketing Department head search committee (2007 – 2009);

-          Member, MGTO Salary Review Committee (2007 and 2008).

·         Department Level

-          Head, ISOM department (Aug. 2017 – July 2023);

-          Deputy Head, ISOM department (Aug. 2011 – July 2017);

-          Chairman, Department Salary Review Committee, ISOM department (Aug. 2011 – July 2017);

-          Chairman, department (OM) recruiting committee, ISOM department (2008-2009);

-          Member (2007-2017) and Chair (2017-2023), Department Executive committee;

-          Member, Department (OM) PhD committee (2007 - 2011);

-          Department PG coordinator, ISMT /OM (2000 - 2006);

-          Department seminar coordinator, ISMT/OM (1996 - 1997).

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Major Research Grants

·         PI, General Research Fund Grant: “Mitigating Congestion in the Public Healthcare System through A Public-Private-Partnership Program”, HK$822,993, three years (Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2024).

·         PI, General Research Fund Grant: “Managing Inventory Systems with Substitutable Products and Ordering Leadtimes”, HK$391,218, two years (Aug. 2014 – July 2016).

·         PI, RGC General Research Fund: “Pricing and Source Diversification for Firms with Random Supply Disruption”, HK$668,850, three years (Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015).

·         PI, RGC General Research Fund: “Managing Inventory Systems under Supply Uncertainty”, HK$348,175, two years (July 2011 – June 2013).

·         PI, RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant: “Managing Capacity Expansion for Service Firms with Uncertain Supplies”, HK$350,222, two years (September 2007 – August 2009).

·         PI, RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant: "Managing Inventory Replenishment, Product Substitution, and Pricing in Supply Chain", HK$538,836, three years (September 2005 – August 2008).

·         PI, RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant: "Pricing and replenishing management for supply chains with option-future contracts", HK$611,404, three years (September 2002 -- August 2005).

·         Co-Investigator, RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant: " Design and Control of Multi-Site Service Systems with Customer Balking", HK$821,817, three years (September 2000 -- August 2003).

·         PI, RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant: "Inventory Systems with Substitution and Unreliable Supply Sources", HK$914,817, three years (August 2000 - July 2003).

·         PI, RGC Competitive Earmarked Research Grant: "Dynamic Approaches to Quality Control in Batch Manufacturing", HK$200,000, two years (July 1997 - July 1999).

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Publications

 

BOOK

1.      Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng (2002): "Dynamic Quality Control in Production-Inventory Systems --- Coordination and Optimization", Springer-Verlag, New York.  

PATENT

2.       Yao, D.D., J. Chen and S. Zheng: “System and Method for Inspecting Products with Warranties”, U.S. Patent, No. 5,608,658, March 1997.  

PAPERS

3.      Feng, Y., Xu, J. and S. Zheng: “Technical Note: Dynamic Optimal Policy for an Inventory System of Two Substitutable Products with Positive Replenishment Lead Times”, Operations Research, 67(2019), 1027-1034.

4.      Chao, X., Gong, X. and S. Zheng: “Optimal Pricing and Inventory Policies with One Reliable and One Unreliable Suppliers: Characterization and Comparison”, Annals of Operations Research, 241(2016), 35-51.

5.      Xu, H., Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: “Optimal Policies for a Two-Product Inventory System under a Flexible Substitution Scheme”, Production and Operations Management, 25(2016), 1088-1105.  

6.      Gong, X., Chao, X. and S. Zheng: “Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Management with Dual Suppliers of Different Leadtimes and Disruption Risks”, Production and Operations Management, 23(2014), 2058-2074.

7.      Xu, H., Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: “Optimal Control of Replenishment and Substitution in an Inventory System with Nonstationary Batch Demand”, Production and Operations Management, 20 (2011), 727-736.

8.      Chao, X., Chen, H. and S. Zheng: “Dynamic Capacity Expansion for a Service Firm with Capacity Deterioration and Supply Uncertainty”, Operations Research, 57(2009), 82-93.

9.      Li, Q., Xu, H. and S. Zheng: “Periodic Review Inventory Systems with Random Yield: Bounds and Heuristics”, IIE Transactions, 40(2008), 434-444.

10.  Chao, X., Chen, H. and S. Zheng: “Joint Replenishment and Pricing Decisions in Inventory Systems with Stochastically Dependent Supply Capacity”, Euro. J.  Oper. Res., 191(2008), 142-155.  

11.  Li, Q. and S. Zheng: “Joint Inventory Replacement and Pricing Control for Systems with Uncertain Yield and Demand”, Operations Research, 54(2006), 696-705.

12.  Xu, H., Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng, S., “Inventory with Flexible Substitution”, Proceedings of INFORMS/MSOM Conference. University of Maryland, June, 2008.

13.  Chao, X., Liu, L. and S. Zheng: “Resource Allocation in Multisite Service Systems with Intersite Customer Flows”, Management Science, 49(2003), 1739-1752.

14.  Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: “Substitution Inventory: Single and Multi-period Models”, Optimality of Sequential Quality Control via Stochastic Orders".  In: Stochastic Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains, J.G. Shanthikumar, D.D. Yao and W.H.M. Zijm (eds.), Kluwer, 2003, 177-202 (Chapter 8).

15.  Chao, X., Liu L. and S. Zheng: "Stochastic Network Models and Optimization of a Hospital System",  In: Stochastic Modeling and Optimization, D.D. Yao, H. Zhang and X.Y. Zhou (eds.), Springer, 2003, 362-394 (Chapter 12). 

16.  Zheng, S: "Dynamic Release Policies for Software Systems with A Reliability Constraint", IIE Transactions, 34(2002), 253-262.

17.  Chen, J., D.D. Yao and S. Zheng: "Optimal Replenishment and Rework with Multiple Unreliable Supply Sources", Operations Research, 49(2001), 430-443.

18.  Zheng, S: "Dynamic Quality Control in An Assembling Line", IIE Transactions, 32(2000), 797-806.

19.  Chao, X. and S. Zheng: "Triggered Concurrent Batch Arrivals and Batch Departures in Queueing Networks", Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, 10(2000), 115-129.

20.  Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: "Sequential Inspection Under Capacity Constraints", Operations Research, 47(1999) 410-421.

21.  Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: "Co-ordinated Quality Control in a Two-stage System", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 44(1999) 1166-1179.

22.  Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: "Sequential Quality Control in Batch Manufacturing", Annals of Operations Research, 87(1999) 3-30.

23.  Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: "Optimality of Sequential Quality Control via Stochastic Orders".  In: Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes, J.G. Shanthikumar and U. Sumita (eds.), Kluwer, 1999, 129-147 (Chapter 10).

24.  Chen, J., Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: “Optimal Control of a Multi-Product Inventory System with Substitution", Proc. IEEE 38th Conference on Decision and Control, Phoenix, Arizona, 1999, 468-473.

25.  Chao, X. and S. Zheng: "A Result on Networks of Queues with Customer Coalescence and State-Dependent Signaling", J. of Applied Probability, 35(1998) 151-164.    

26.  Chen, J., D.D. Yao and S. Zheng: "Quality Control for Products Supplied with Warranty", Operations Research, 46(1998) 107-115.

27.  Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: "Markov Decision Programming for Process Control in Batch Production", Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, 12(1998) 351-371. 

28.  Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: "Coordinated Quality Control in a Two Stage System", Proceedings of IEEE 36th Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, CA, 1997, 4068-74.

29.  Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: "Coordinated Production and Inspection in a Tandem System", Queueing Systems: Theory and Application, 24(1996) 59-82.

30.  Yao, D.D. and S. Zheng: "Sequential Quality Control of A Machining Process", Proceedings of IEEE 34th Conference on Decision and Control, New Orleans, LA, 1995, 3128-3133.   

31.  Zheng, S.: "Continuous Time Markov Decision Programming with Unbounded Reward Rate",  Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, Vol. 7 (1991) No. 1, 6-16.

32.  Zheng, S.: "A Class of Continuous Time Markov Decision Programming with Average Return Criterion--The Existence of Optimal Policies", Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica (C- Series), Vol. 12 (1989) No. 2, 250-256.

 

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Doctoral Student / Post-Doc Fellow Supervision

·         PhD thesis supervision: 

-          He Xu, OM / HKUST, 2005, “Managing the Interaction among Production, Inventory Replenishment, and Selling in Supply Chains”.

·         PhD/DBA thesis committee member:

-          Tian Li, ISOM / HKUST, 2010

-          Jun Shan, IELM / HKUST, 2009

-          Lijun Zhu, Logistics / HK PolyU, 2008

-          Carsten Paasch, ISMT / HKUST, 2007

-          Shilu Tong, ISMT / HKUST, 2007

-          Aihua Pei,  Logistics / HK PolyU, 2007

-          Ning Shi, IELM / HKUST, 2007

-          Xiang Zhu, IELM / HKUST, 2006

-          Jiejian Feng, IELM / HKUST, 2006

-          Siu Wa Ng, IELM / HKUST, 2001  

·         Post-Doc Fellow supervision:

-          Xiang Zhu, Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2007

-          Liuxin Chen, Sept. 2006 – Sept. 2007

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Teaching

·         Business Modeling and Optimization (ISOM3710)

·         Business Modeling and Optimization (ISOM5810)

·         Business Statistics (ISMT 111)

·         Production and Operations Management (ISMT 161)

·         Simulation in Business and Management (ISMT 372)

·         Stochastic Management Science Model (ISMT 373)

·         Simulation Approaches (ISMT 679)

·         Advanced Stochastic Models (ISMT 669H)

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