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)