Selected Papers

Integrated Supply Chain Design and Management

The Reliable Facility Location Problem: Formulations, Heuristics, and Approximation Algorithms. Z.-J. Max Shen, R. Zhan, and J. Zhang, under revision.

The Effect of Supply Disruptions on Supply Chain Network Design. Qi, L., Z.-J. M. Shen, and L. V. Snyder. Submitted for publication.

A Two-Echelon Inventory-Location Problem with Service Considerations. H. Mak and Z.-J. M. Shen, to appear, Naval Research Logistics.

Reliable Facility Location Design under the Risk of Disruptions. Cui, T., Y. Ouyang, and Z.-J. M. Shen. To appear, Operations Research.

Integrating Facility Location and Production Planning Decisions. E. Romeijn, T. Sharkey, Z.-J. Shen, J. Zhang (2007). To appear, Networks.

A Supply Chain Design Model with Unreliable Supply. L. Qi and Z.-J. Shen (2007). Naval Research Logistics, 54, 829-844.

Integrated Stochastic Supply-Chain Design Models. Z.-J. Shen (2007). Computing in Science and Engineering (CiSE), March 2007, issue on Stochastic Modeling of Complex Systems.

Incorporating Inventory and Routing Costs in Strategic Location Models. Z.-J. Shen and Q. Lian (2006). European Journal of Operational Research, 179, 372-389  

Integrated Supply Chain Design Models: An Survey and Future Research Directions. Z.-J. Shen (2006).

Tradeoffs between Customer Service and Cost in an Integrated Supply Chain Design Framework. Z.-J. Shen and M. Daskin (2005). M&SOM. 7, 188-207.

Multi-commodity Supply Chain Design Problem. Z.-J. Shen (2005). IIE Transactions, 37, 753-762.

A Profit Maximizing Supply Chain Network Design Model. Z. J. Shen (2005). Operations Research Letters, 34, 673-682.

Stochastic Transportation-inventory Network Design Problem. J. Shu, C.-P. Teo, Z.-J. Shen (2005). Operations Research, 53, 48-60.

A Joint Location-Inventory Model. Z.-J. Shen, C. Coullard, M. Daskin (2003). Transportation Science, 37, 40-55.

An Inventory-Location Model: Formulation, Solution Algorithm and Computational Results. M. Daskin, C. Coullard, Z.-J. Shen (2002). Annals of Operations Research, 110, 83-106.

Supply Chain Management

Dynamic Assortment Optimization with a Multinomial Logit Choice Model and Capacity Constraint. P. Rusmevichientong, Z.-J. Max Shen, and D. B. Shmoys. Under revision, Operations Research.

Centralization versus decentralization: Risk pooling, risk diversification, and supply uncertainty in a one-warehouse multiple-retailer system. Schmitt, Amanda J., L. V. Snyder, and Z.-J. M. Shen. Submitted for publication.

Supply chain management under the threat of disruptions. L. V. Snyder and Z.-J. M. Shen. In "Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2006 Symposium," Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 139-147, 2007.

Training, production, and channel separation in ITCs e-Choupal network. Ying-Ju Chen, J. George Shanthikumar, and Zuo-Jun Max Shen. Submitted for publication.

The impact of ordering behavior on order-quantity variability: A study of forward and reverse bullwhip effects. Rong, Y., Z.-J. Shen, and L. V. Snyder. Working paper.

Supply and demand uncertainty in multi-echelon supply chains. L. V. Snyder and Z.-J. Shen (2006). Under revision, Naval Research Logistics.

Supply chain management under the threat of disruptions. Snyder, L. V. and Z.-J. Shen. The Bridge (National Academy of Engineering), Winter 2006.

Inventory Placement in Acyclic Supply Chain Networks. T. Magnanti, Z.-J. Shen, J. Shu, D. Simchi-Levi, and C.-P. Teo (2006). Operations Research Letters. 34, 228-238.

Pricing Models for Maximizing Profit from Delivery Route Based Services. J. Geunes, Z.-J. Shen, A. Emir (2007). European Journal of Operational Research, 183(1), 460-471

Coordination of Pricing and Inventory Decisions: A Survey and Classification. A. Chan, Z.-J. Shen, D. Simchi-Levi, J. Swann (2004). Supply Chain Analysis in the eBusiness Era, Simchi-Levi, D, D. Wu and Z. J. Shen (Eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Collaboration Technologies for Supporting E-supply Chain Management. Su, S, H. Lam, R. Lodha, S. Bai, Z.-J. Shen (2004). Research Frontiers in Supply Chain Management and E-Commerce.

Channel Performance Under Consignment Contract with Revenue Sharing. Y.Z. Wang, L. Jiang, Z.-J. Shen (2004). Management Science, 50, 34-47.

An Information Infrastructure and E-services for Supporting Internet-based Scalable E-business Enterprises. Su, S, H. Lam, M. Lee, S. Bai, Z.-J. Shen (2001). Proceedings of The 5th IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference, Seattle, Washington, Sept. 4-7. pp. 2-13.

Inventory Management

Inventory systems with stochastic demand and supply: Properties and approximations. Schmitt, Amanda J., L. V. Snyder, and Z.-J. M. Shen. Submitted for publication.

A continuous-review inventory model with disruptions at both supplier and retailer. Qi, L., Z.-J. M. Shen, and L. V. Snyder. To appear, Production & Operations Management.

A Power-of-two Ordering Policy for One Warehouse, Multi-Retailer Systems with Stochastic Demand. L. Chu and Z.-J. Shen (2006). To appear, Operations Research.

Approximate Solutions to Logistical Planning Problems in One-Warehouse Multi-Retailer System. Z. -J. Shen, D. Simchi-Levi, C.-P. Teo and J. Zhang. (2006). To appear, Naval Research Logistics.

Solving Operational Statistics via a Bayesian Analysis. Operations Research Letters, 36(1), 110-116.

An Economic Lot-Sizing Problem with Perishable Inventory and Economies of Scale Costs: Approximation Solutions and Worst Case Analysis. L. Chu, V. Hsu, Z.-J. Shen (2005). Naval Research Logistics, 52, 536-548.

Economic Ordering Decisions with Market Choice Flexibility. J. Geunes, Z.-J. Shen, H. E. Romeijn (2004). Naval Research Logistics. 51, 117-136.

On the Effectiveness of a Zero-Inventory-Ordering Policies for the Economic Lot Sizing Model with a Class of Piecewise Linear Cost Structures. A. Chan, A. Muriel, Z.-J. Shen, D. Simchi-Levi (2002). Operations Research, 50, 1058-1067.

Effective Zero-Inventory-Ordering Policies for the Single-Warehouse Multi-Retailer Problem with Piecewise Linear Cost Structures. A. Chan, A. Muriel, Z.-J. Shen, D. Simchi-Levi, C.-P Teo (2002). Management Science, 48, 1446-1460.

The Dynamic Lot Size Model with Perishable Inventory and Quantity Discount. L. Chu and Z.-J. Shen (2002). Global Supply Chain Management, edited by Jian Chen, Tsinghua University Press, 2002.

Auctions and Mechanism Design

Truthful Double Auction Mechanisms for e-Marketplace. L. Chu and Z.-J. Shen (2008). Operations Research, 56(1), 102-120.

Agent Competition Double Auction Mechanism. L. Chu and Z.-J. Shen (2006). Management Science, 52, 1215-1222.

Ranked Items Auctions and Online Advertisement. J. Feng, Z.-J. Shen, and L. Zhan (2007). Production and Operations Management special issue on E-auction and Procurement Operations, 16 (4), 510-522.

Trade Reduction vs. Multi-Stage: A Comparison of Double Auction Design Approaches. L. Chu and Z.-J. Shen (2007). European Journal of Operational Research. 180 (2), 677-691.

Applied Optimization

Sum-of-Ratios Optimization with a Capacity Constraint. P. Rusmevichientong, Z.-J. Max Shen, and D. B. Shmoys (2008). To appear, Operations Research Letters.

Worst-case Analysis of Demand Point Aggregation for the Euclidean p-Median Problem. L. Qi and Z. -J. M. Shen. To appear, European Journal of Operational Research.

Model Uncertainty, Robust Optimization and Learning. Lim, A., J. G. Shanthikumar, and Z.-J. Shen (2006). TutORials in Operations Research, H. J. Greenberg (ed.), INFORMS.

A Composite Very Large-Scale Neighborhood Search Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem. R. Agarwal, R. Ahuja, G. Laporte, Z.-J. Shen (2004). Chapter 49, Handbook on Scheduling Algorithms/Methods/Models , Chapman Hall/CRC.

Equivalent Formulations and Necessary Optimality Conditions for the Lennard-Jones Problem. H. Huang, P. Pardalos, Z.-J. Shen (2002). Journal of Global Optimization, 22(1): 97-118.

A Point Balance Algorithm for the Spherical Code Problem. H. Huang, P. Pardalos, Z.-J. Shen (2001). Journal of Global Optimization, 19: 329-344.

Optimal Adaptive Target Shooting with Imperfect Feedback Systems. S. Wu, Z.-J. Shen, M. Yang. Chapter 15, Cooperative Control: Models, Applications and Algorithms, Butenko, S, R. Murphy and P. Pardalos (Eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Others

Optimal Introduction Timing for a Product Line Extension with Operational Cost Considerations. S. Li and Z. -J. M. Shen. Submitted for publication.

Customer Behavior Modeling in Revenue Management and Auctions: A Review and New Research Opportunities. Z.-J. Shen and X. Su. Production & Operations Management, 16, 6, 713-728.

A New Model for Stochastic Facility Locations. G. Chen, M. Daskin, Z.-J. Shen and S. Uryasev (2006). Naval Research Logistics, 53, 7, 617-626.

Probabilistic Asymptotic Analysis on Stochastic Online Scheduling Problems. G. Chen and Z.-J. Shen (2007). IIE Transactions. 39, 525-538.

New Asymptotic Results on Stochastic Online Scheduling Problems. G. Chen and Z.-J. Shen (2006). Working paper, University of California Berkeley.

Edited Books

Supply Chain Analysis in the eBusiness Era, Simchi-Levi, D., D. Wu, Z.-J. Shen (Eds.), Springer, 2004

Research Frontiers in Supply Chain Management and Electronic Commerce, E. Akcali, J. Geunes, P. Pardalos, E. Romeijn, Z.-J. Shen (Eds), Springer, 2004.

Last updated by Zuojun Shen, Jan 2007.