Jian Wu
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Supply Chain and Operations Management, |
Bio
Jian Wu is a Ph.D. candidate in the Supply Chain & Operations Management Area at Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University, under the supervision of Prof. Qi Annabelle Feng and Prof. J. George Shanthikumar. Before he joined Purdue, he earned his B.Eng. in Industrial Engineering and Technology Management from The University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on data-driven decision making in supply chain management.
Education
Purdue University, 2019 - now
Ph.D. in Operations Management
The University of Hong Kong, 2015 - 2019
B.Eng Industrial Engineering (First Class Honor)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jan - May 2018
International Academic Programs (IAP)
Works
Contextual Data-Integrated Newsvendor Solution with Operational Data Analytics (ODA). Working Paper (with Annabelle Feng and George Shanthikumar) [SSRN]
POMS Annual Conference, Virtual, 2022
INFORMS Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2022
INFORMS Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 2023
Solving the Price-Setting Newsvendor Problem with Parametric Operational Data Analytics (ODA). Management Science (Forthcoming) (with Leon Chu, Annabelle Feng, George Shanthikumar and Max Shen) [SSRN]
Seminar at Management Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2023
Preference Robust Optimization for Quasi-Concave Choice Functions. Working Paper (with William B. Haskell, Wenjie Huang and Huifu Xu) [arXiv]
Best Presentation, Krannert Doctoral Research Symposium, Purdue University, 2020
Teaching
Instructor, MGMT361 Operations Management, Spring 2024, Purdue University
Teaching assistant, MGMT565 Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Purdue University
Teaching assistant, MGMT568 Supply Chain Analytics, Summer 2022, Purdue University
Teaching assistant, MGMT664 Supply Chain Management, Summer 2021, Purdue University
Service
Session Chair, INFORMS Annual Conference 2022, 2023
Reviewer for Management Science, Production and Operations Management, Naval Research Logistics
Honors and Awards
DSB Doctoral Student Research Funds 2022, 2024, Purdue University
Krannert Award for Doctoral Study in Supply Chain & OM 2019-20, Purdue University
Centenary Scholarship for Engineering Students 2018-19, HKU
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Project Prizes 2018-19, HKU
China Soong Ching Ling Foundation Scholarships 2015-19
Dean’s Honours List 2016-17, HKU
Lee Shau Kee Scholarships for student enrichment 2018, HKU
Exchange & Visiting International Student Academic Excellence award 2018, UW-Madison
Champion, Student Project Competition 2018/19, Manufacturing & Industrial Division, HKIE
Champion, Louis Vuitton Supply Chain Competition 2018/19, Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A.
2nd Runner-up, Smart City Datathon 2018, Asian Institute of Supply Chains & Logistic
Champion, Maritime & Logistics Hackathon 2017, Asian Institute of Supply Chains & Logistic