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Research Area
Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Co-ordination, New Retailing, Operations Management, Operations Research
Biography
Dr. Baolong Liu obtained his bachelor's (2011) and master's (2014) degrees both in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Tsinghua University. In September of 2018, he earned his Ph.D. degree at ESSEC Business School (École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) in France. Right after, he began to work as a postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Supply Chain Management, W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He joined ShanghaiTech University in May 2020. He is an assistant professor, PI at the School of Entrepreneurship and Management.
Research Interests
The main research interests of Dr. Liu include queueing theory, dynamic inventory, pricing management in the framework of the green supply chain; operations management and analysis with emerging technologies; supply chain coordination. The main methodologies he uses are operations research (integer programming, stochastic optimization, Markov decision processes, etc.) and game-theoretical modeling techniques. He serves as an ad hoc reviewer for several academic journals such as Production & Operations Management and European Journal of Operational Research.
Courses
Introduction to Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Management Science, Production and Operations Management, Dynamic Programming, etc.
Publications and Pedagogical Outcomes
Publications：
1. Liu, B., & Wang, W. (2023). Live commerce retailing with online influencers: Two business models. International Journal of Production Economics, 255, 108715.
2. Liu, Y., Wang, W., Liu, B., & Whinston A. B. (2022). Twisting the toll: Electric vehicles and information provision. ICIS 2022 Proceedings. 17.
3. Liu, B., & Papier, F. (2022). Remanufacturing of multi-component systems with product substitution. European Journal of Operational Research, 301(3), 896-911.
4. Liu, B., & De Giovanni, P. (2019). Green process innovation through Industry 4.0 technologies and supply chain coordination. Annals of Operations Research, 1-36.
Working Papers：
1. In-queue queueing: Gaining utility through ancillary service while waiting
2. Shining light and harnessing shadows: The dual role of authentication platforms in online luxury retailing
3. Allow or forbid returns? Online resale of functional collectibles with authentication and speculation
4. Cold chain consignment warehouse management: Utilization augmentation, flexibility enhancement and a case study on JD.com
5. Carpooling orders allocation for car-hailing platforms
Pedagogical Outcomes：
1. 2020 China Supply Chain and Operations Management Short-vedio Teaching Competition.
2. 2022 12th MathorCup College Mathematical Modeling Competition (instructor, two teams, 1st and 3rd prizes).
3. 2022 3rd Huashu Cup Mathematical Modeling Competition (instructor, 1 team, 3rd prize)
4. 2023 MCM/ICM (instructor 1 team, S prize)
5. 2024 MCM/ICM (instructor 3 teams, M, H, and S prizes)
