PhD in Operations Research,Georgia Institute of Technology
BS in Mathematics, Zhejiang University
Research Interest
Applications of optimization and game theory to collaboration and coordination activities in service operations and supply chains.
Sustainable/Environmental operations, product take-back policies and economics
Network economics, resource pricing and allocation
Luyi Gui is an Associate Professor in Operations and Decision Technologies in the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. She obtained a PhD in Operations Research at Georgia Tech in 2013. Her research focuses on environmental policies and corporate sustainability. She is also broadly interested in optimization, network models and game theory. Her work has been published in journals such as Management Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management. She currently serves as an associate editor at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management and Service Science, and a senior editor at Production and Operations Management. She is an associate director of the Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization center at UCI.
Journal Publications
Gui, L. (2025), A Market-based Mechanism for Global Vaccine Procurement Coalitions. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. Forthcoming.
Long, X., Gui, L. (2024), Waste Not Want Not? The Environmental Implications of Quick Response and Upcycling. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 26(2), 612--631.
Bai, J., Hu, S., Gui, L., So, K.C., Ma, Z. (2021) Optimal Subsidy Schemes and Budget Allocations for Government Trade-in Programs. Production and Operations Management, 30(8), 2689-2706.
Rahmani, M., Gui, L., Atasu, A. (2021), The Implications of Recycling Technology Choice on Extended Producer Responsibility. Production and Operations Management, 30(2), 522-542.
Gui, L. (2020), Recycling Infrastructure Development under Extended Producer Responsibility in Developing Economies. Production and Operations Management, 29(8), 1858-1877.
Gui, L., Tang, C.S., Yin, S. (2019), Improving Micro-Retailer and Consumer Welfare in Developing Economies: Replenishment Strategies and Market Entries. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 21(1), 231-250.
Gui, L., Atasu, A., Ergun, Ö. and Toktay, L. B. (2018), Design Incentives under Collective Extended Producer Responsibility: A Network Perspective. Management Science, 64(11), 5083-5104.
Gui, L., Atasu, A., Ergun, Ö. and Toktay, L. B. (2016), Efficient Implementation of Collective Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation. Management Science, 62(4), 1098-1123.
Ergun, Ö., Gui, L., Heier Stamm, J. L., Keskinocak, P. and Swann, J. (2014), Improving Humanitarian Operations through Technology-Enabled Collaboration. Production and Operations Management, 23, 1002–1014.
Gui, L., Atasu, A., Ergun, Ö. and Toktay, L. B. (2013), Implementing Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 17: 262–276.
Awards
Finalist, MSOM Responsible Research in OM award. 2019
Honorable Mention, the Early-career Best Paper Award, INFORMS Section on Environment, Natural Resources and Energy. 2019
Paul Kleindorfer Award in Sustainability. POMS. 2019
Outstanding Service as a Reviewer Award for the POM Journal. 2019
M&SOM Meritorious Service Award. 2021, 2018
Junior Faculty Research Award, Paul Merage School of Business. UC Irvine. 2018
Council on Research, Computing & Library Resources (CORCLR) Award, UC Irvine. 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015.
UCI ADVANCE Career Development Award, UCI ADVANCE Program. 2016
Blanchard Scholarship Award in Sustainability (in honor of Ray Anderson), Georgia Chamber of Commerce/Rotary Club. 2012.
Honorable Mention, the Best Paper Award, INFORMS Section on Public Programs, Services and Needs. 2012
