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Research Interests
Journal Publications 2000 - Present "The Effects of Supply Reliability in a Retail Setting with Joint Marketing and Inventory Decisions," (with S. Liu and F. Zhang) Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, forthcoming. "Component Procurement Strategies in Decentralized Assemble-to-Order Systems with Time-Dependent Product Pricing," (with X. Fang and Y. Wang) Management Science, 54, 1997-2011 (2008). "Managing Component for Assemble-To-Order Products with Leadtime-Dependent Pricing: The Full-Shipment Model," (with V.N. Hsu and C.Y. Lee) Naval Research Logistics, 54, 510-523 (2007). "Risk Hedging Through Forward Supply Contract and Equity Ownership in a Spin-Off Decision," (with N. Takezawa and J.R. Rajasekera) International Journal of Production Economics, 106, 532-543 (2007). "A Mathematical Model for Evaluating Cross-sales Policies in Telephone Service Centers," (with R. Byers) Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 9, 1-8 (2007). "Optimal Component Stocking Policy for Assemble-To-Order Systems with Leadtime-Dependent Component and Product Pricing," (with V.N. Hsu and C.Y. Lee), Management Science, 52, 337-351 (2006). "Models for Improving Team Productivity at the Federal Reserve Bank," (with C..S. Tang, and R. Zavala), Interfaces, 33(2), 25-36 (2003). "Impact of Supplier’s Lead Time and Forecast Demand Updating on Retailer’s Order Quantity Variability in a Two-Level Supply Chain,"(with X. Zheng), International Journal of Production Economics, 86, 169-179 (2003). "Price and Time Competition for Service Delivery," Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2, 392-409 (2000). "Modeling the Impact of an Outcome Oriented Reimbursement Policy on Clinics, Patients, and Pharmaceutical Firms," (With C. S. Tang), Management Science, 46, 874-892 (2000) "The Value of Information Sharing in a Two-Level Supply Chain," (with H. L. Lee and C. S. Tang), Management Science, 46, 626-643 (2000). Before 2000 "Price, Delivery Time Guarantees and Capacity Selection," (with J. S. Song), European Journal of Operational Research, 111(1), 28-49 (1998). "Optimal Buffer Allocation Strategy for Minimizing Work-In-Process Inventory in Unpaced Production Lines," IIE Transactions, 29(1), 81-88 (1997). "Operational Strategies for Managing Congestion in Service Systems," (with C. S. Tang), European Journal of Operational Research, 92, 83-98 (1996). "On the Robustness of the Bowl Phenomenon," (with F. S. Hillier), European Journal of Operational Research, 89, 496-515 (1996). "On the Simultaneous Optimization of Server and Work Allocations in Production Line Systems with Variable Processing Times," (with F. S. Hillier), Operations Research, 44, 435-443 (1996). "On the Optimal Design of Tandem Queueing Systems with Finite Buffers," (with F. S. Hillier), Queueing Systems, 21, 245-266 (1995). "Optimal Batch Sizing and Repair Strategies for Operations with Repairable Jobs," (with C. S. Tang), Management Science, 41, 894-908 (1995). "Optimal Operating Policy for a Bottleneck with Random Rework," (with C. S. Tang), Management Science, 41, 620-636 (1995). "Optimal Allocation of Work Orders in a Multi-Echelon Factory Network," (with C. H. Scott), Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers, 11, 105-110 (1994). "Optimal Production Sequence for a Product with Matching Components," (with C. H. Scott), Operations Research, 42, 694-708 (1994). "Optimal Recycling of Waste Materials in a Plastic Extrusion Production Process," (with S. P. Ladany), European Journal of Operational Research, 79, 13-24 (1994). "Some Data for Applying the Bowl Phenomenon to Large Production Line Systems," (with F. S. Hillier), International Journal of Production Research, 31, 811-822 (1993). "Toward Characterizing the Optimal Allocation of Storage Space in Production Line Systems with Variable Operation Times," (with F. S. Hillier and R. W. Boling), Management Science, 39, 126-133 (1993). "Optimality of Control Limit Policies in Replacement Models," Naval Research Logistics, 39, 685-697 (1992). "Performance Bounds for Multiserver Exponential Tandem Queues with Finite Buffers," (with K. E. Chin), European Journal of Operational Research, 63, 463-477 (1992). "The Effect of Machine Breakdowns and Storage Space on the Performance of Production Line Systems," (with F. S. Hillier), International Journal of Production Research, 29, 2043-2055 (1991). "Optimality of Threshold Policies in Single Server Queueing Systems with Server Vacations," (with A. Federgruen) Advances in Applied Probability, 23, 388-405 (1991). "The Effect of the Coefficient of Variation of Operation Times on the Allocation of Storage Space in Production Line Systems," (with F. S. Hillier), IIE Transactions, 23, 198-206 (1991). "A Due-Date Assignment Model for a Flow Shop with Applications in a Lightguide Cable Shop," (with J. R. Rajasekera and M. R. Murr), Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 10, 1-7 (1991). "The Impact of Buffering Strategies on the Performance of Production Line Systems," International Journal of Production Research, 28, 2293-2307 (1990). "Optimal Maintenance Policies For Single-Server Queueing Systems Subject to Breakdowns," (with A. Federgruen), Operations Research, 38, 330-343 (1990). "Some Heuristics for Scheduling Jobs on Parallel Machines with Setups," Management Science, 36, 467-475 (1990). "The Assignment of Extra Servers to Stations in Tandem Queueing Systems with Small or No Buffers," (with F. S. Hillier), Performance Evaluation, 10, 219-231 (1989). "Allocating Buffer Storages in a Flexible Manufacturing System," International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems, 1, 223-237 (1989). "Optimal Time To Repair A Broken Server," (with A. Federgruen), Advances in Applied Probability, 21, 376-397 (1989).
"On the Efficiency of Unbalancing a
Production Line," International Journal of Production Research,
27,
717-729 (1989). "Allocating Buffer Storages in a Pull System," (with S. C. Pinault), International Journal of Production Research, 26, 1959-1980 (1988). |
