The research centers at the department are platforms for the collaboration and communication between the department and industries. They serve through research, technology transfer, management consulting, and continuous education & training. Below are research centers run by the department:

○ UNC-Tsinghua Center for Logistics and Enterprise Development

○ Tsinghua-Huajian Institute of Applied Industrial Engineering

○ Tsinghua-Maoming Research Center of Petrochemical Production Simulation and Optimization

○ Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research Center

○ Production System and Operation Management Research Center

○ Enterprises Informationization Research Center

○ Healthcare Service Research Center

○ Quality Control and System Support Research Center

○ Complex Systems Engineering Research Center (Click to see introduction)