Xiaobo Zhao-Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University

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Xiaobo ZhaoProfessor

Name : Xiaobo Zhao
Phone : +86-10-6278-4898
E-mail : xbzhao@tsinghua.edu.cn
Fax : +86-10-6279-4399
Address : Room North 504, Shunde Building, Tsinghua University
Homepage : http://oa.ie.tsinghua.edu.cn/~ZhaoXB

Research and Teaching Interests

Operations Research
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Inventory Control
Production Management
Behavioral Operations Management
Queueing System

Education

Department of Systems Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, 1996

Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering Program

Department of Marine Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, China, 1988

Master of Science in Marine Mechanical Engineering, Marine Mechanical Program

Department of Mechanical Manufacturing, Dalian Railway Institute, 1983

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Manufacturing

Research Projects

Behavioral Operations Management

Study on debiasing mechanism for behaviors in supply chain management (01/2023 – 12/2026), supported by NSF of China
Zhao, X. (PI)
The project develops mechanisms for debiansing behaviors to improve supply chain performances, through conducting experiments, establishing models, as well as adopting AI tools.
Bargaining power on supply chain cooperation (01/2018 – 12/2020), supported by NSF of China
Zhao, X. (PI) and Chen, J.
The project analyzes supply chain management in multiple dimensions (negotiation, pricing, coorporation, etc.) from aspoects of theory and behavioral experiments.
Behavioral game in supply chain management (01/2013 – 12/2017), supported by NSF of China
Zhao, X. (PI), Shen, Z-J., Huang, S. and Xie, J.
The project studies behavioral games in supply chain management (trust game, fairness game, learning game, etc.) with experiments for investigating decision preferences.
Behavioral operations management in supply chain management (01/2011 – 12/2014), supported by NSF of China
Zhao, X. (PI), Rao, P., Huang, H. and Zhao, L.
The project deals with modeling and analysis of supply chain management (inventory control, game and coordination, revenue management, distribution, etc.) with incorporation of human behaviors in decision making.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Periodic review inventory system with stochastic demands from multiple classes of customers (01/2009 – 12/2011), supported by NSF of China
Zhao, X. (PI), Zhou, Y. and Cheng, J. (Ph.D.)
The project discusses the ordering policy of a periodic review inventory system with stochastic demands from multiple classes of customers, some of which are treated according to backorder and others are treated according to lost-sale for shortages.
Planning and operations management of integrated logistics (01/2004 – 12/2007), supported by NSF of China
Zhao, X. (PI), Qiu, M. and Gen, W. (Ph.D.)
The project analyzes the performances of a mixed-model assembly line centered logistics system, and optimizations of system design and system control.

Production management

Study on a class of production management (01/2000 – 12/2002), supported by NSF of China
Zhao, X. (PI), Gong, Q. (Ph.D.)
The project addresses a production system with combining mechanisms of MRP and Kanban, and optimizes the system configurations.

Selected Publications

[1] Xue, C., Wu, Y., Zhu, W. and Zhao, X., Chen, J. Mitigating behavioral supply risk under dual sourcing: Evidence from an order allocation game. Production and Operations Management, 2022, Vol.31, P.1788-1801.

[2] Liang, D., Xie, J., Zhu, W. and Zhao, X. Cooperative advertising in social networks with positive externalities. Naval Research Logistics, 2022, Vol.69, P.702-714.

[3] Zhao, X., Si, D., Zhu, W., Xie, J. and Shen, Z-J. Behaviors and performance improvement in a vendor-managed inventory program: An experimental study. Production and Operations Management, 2019, Vol.28, P.1818-1836.

[4] Song, Y., Zhao, X., Zhu, W. and Chen, Y. Decision biases of strategic customers with private product-value information: An experimental study. Production and Operations Management, 2019, Vol.28, P.1305-1319.

[5] Zhao, X., Zhou, Y. and Xie, J. An inventory system with quasi-hyperbolic discounting rate. IISE Transactions, 2017, Vol.49, P.593-602.

[6] Zhao, Y., Zhao, X., Wang, L., Chen, Y. and Zhang, X. Does elicitation method matter? Behavioral and neuroimaging evidence from capacity allocation game. Production and Operations Management, 2016, Vol.25, P.919-934.

[7] Zhong, F., Xie, J., Zhao, X. and Shen, Z-J. On eﬃciency of multi-stage channel with bargaining over wholesale prices. Naval Research Logistics, 2016, Vol.63, P.449-459.

[8] Chen, Y. and Zhao, X. Decision bias in capacity allocation games with uncertain demand. Production and Operations Management, 2015, Vol.24, P.634–646.

[9] Chen, Y., Su, X. and Zhao, X. Modeling bounded rationality in capacity allocation games with the quantal response equilibrium. Management Science, 2012, Vol.58, P.1952–1962.

[10] He, Q-M., Xie, J. and Zhao, X. Priority queue with customer upgrades. Naval Research Logistics, 2012, Vol.59, P.362–375.

[11] Zhao, X., Fan, F., Liu, X. and Xie, J. Storage-space capacitated inventory system with (r, Q) policies. Operations Research, 2007, Vol.55, P.854-865.

[12] Zhao, X., Liu, J., Ohno, K. and Kotani, S. Modeling and analysis of a mixed-model assembly line with stochastic operation times. Naval Research Logistics, 2007, Vol.54, P.681-691.

[13] Liu, J. and Zhao, X. On average reward semi-Markov decision processes with a general multichain structure. Mathematics of Operations Research, 2004, Vol.29, P.339-352.

[14] Zhao, X., Ohno, K. and Lau, H-S. A balancing problem for mixed model assembly lines with a paced moving conveyor. Naval Research Logistics, 2004, Vol.51, P.446-464.

[15] Zhao, X., Ohno, K. and Nakade, K. An optimal cart moving policy for a flexible manufacturing system. IIE Transactions, 2002, Vol.34, P.41-50.

[16] Zhao, X., Gong, Q. and Nakashima, K. Analysis of a production system in a general configuration. Naval Research Logistics, 2001, Vol.48, P.128-143.

[17] Zhao, X. and Ohno, K. Modeling for flexible manufacturing systems with an FMS blocking mechanism and a BDSM job routing. IIE Transactions, 1999, Vol.31, P.957-963.