Lian Qi

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Assistant Professor
Office Location: 
WP 962
Office Phone: 
973-353-1322
Academic Info
Education: 

Ph.D., University of Florida; Industrial and Systems Engineering

M.S., University of Florida; Industrial and Systems Engineering
M.Eng., Zhejiang University; Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: 
Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Design and Analysis of Optimization Algorithms
Teaches: 
Special Topics: Supply Chain Solutions with ERP/SAP I; Special Topics: Supply Chain Solutions with ERP/SAP II; Forecasting for Value Chains
Bio: 

Dr. Qi’s research interests include Supply Chain Design and Management, Production and Inventory Planning and Control, Operations Management, Design and Analysis of Optimization Algorithms, Stochastic Optimization, and  Simulation.  His recent studies focus on Supply Chain Design under Stochastic Supply Disruptions.

Publications:

Qi, Lian, Shen, Z. M., and Snyder, L. (2009). “A Continuous-Review Inventory Model with Disruptions at Both Supplier and Retailer”. Production and Operations Management, 18 (5), 516–532.

Qi, Lian and Shen, Z. M. (2008). “Probabilistic Analysis of the Euclidean q-Median Problem with Arbitrary Demand Distribution”. Forthcoming in European Journal of Operational Research.

Qi, Lian and Shen, Z. M. (2007). “A Supply Chain Design Model with Unreliable Supply”.  Naval Research Logistics, 54 (8), 829-844.

Shen, Z. M. and Qi, Lian (2007). “Incorporating Inventory and Routing Costs in Strategic Location Models”. European Journal of Operational Research, 179 (2), 372-389.