Yu-Sheng Zheng Faculty Profile

Yu-Sheng Zheng
Professor of Operations and Information Management

PhD, Columbia University, 1987; M.Phil, Columbia University, 1987; MA, Columbia University, 1985; MS, Zhejiang University, 1981; BS, Fudan University, 1968

Research Areas
Operations management; inventory control; production planning; supply chain coordination; stochastic models; management science

Recent Consulting
Service parts logistics, benchmark study, IBM; Risk management on logistic decisions, Voice of Europe, Corporate Decision Inc.

Current Projects
Stock positioning in multi-echelon service parts inventory systems; components inventory management; supply chain coordination and incentive issues; Supervising MBA students interested in Asian business.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1987-present (Milken Family Foundation Term Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, 1987-92). Previous appointments: Columbia University; Zhejiang University

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
Associate Editor, Management Science, 1991-present; Associate Editor, Operations Research, 1991-present

Representative Publications
"Optimal Control Policy for Stochastic Inventory Systems with Marhovian Discount Opportunities." Operations Research 43.4 (1994).

(with F. Chen)
"Evaluating Echelon Stock Polices in Serial Production/Inventory Systems with Stochastic Demand." Management Science 40 (1994).

"Lower Bounds for Multi-Echelon Stochastic Inventory Systems." Management Science 40 (1994).