Gang Li

Gang Li is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management at Department of Management, Bentley University. His research interests focus on model and algorithm development for service operations and supply chain management. He is also interested in studying the impact of operations decisions on society and the environment. He has published his work in a number of leading academic journals, including Operations Research, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Business Ethics, Omega - The International Journal of Management Science, Service Science, among others. He holds a PhD in Supply Chain and Operations Management from the University of Texas at Austin and another PhD in Systems Engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is also an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Education

• PhD The University of Texas at Austin
• PhD Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Teaching Interests

• Operations management and supply chain management
• Decision methods and optimization
• Quality management

Research Interests

• Service process optimization and integration
• Decision support for operations management
• Supply chain management and its social impact

Consulting/Practice Interests

Complex business systems analysis, optimization, and solution providing

Awards and Honors

• 2012, Honorable mention for the 2012 Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Competition, The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
• 2006, Best paper award for Management Science in Railroad Application, Railway Applications Section (RAS) of INFORMS

Publications

Journal Articles

• Li, G., Xia, Y. (2022). A Supply Chain Sourcing Model at the Interface of Operations and Sustainability. IISE Transactions.
• Palsule-Desai , O. D., Vaze , V., Li, G., Gavirneni , N. (2021). Service Delivery Strategies for Alleviating Pandemic Suffering while Maintaining Profitability. Service Science, (13) 4 205-226.
• Asgary, N., Li, G., Yi, J. (2018). Examining Trends in Online Luxury Goods Sales: China, Turkey, South Korea and the United States Compared. Cyrus Chronicle Journal. 3
• Li, G., Yu, G., Wang, S., Yan, H. (2017). Bullwhip and Anti-Bullwhip Effects in a Supply Chain. International Journal of Production Research, (55) 18 5423-5434.
• Balakrishnan, A., Li, G., Mirchandani, P. (2017). Optimal Network Design with End-to-End Service Requirements. Operations Research, (65) 3 729-750.
• Li, G., Field, J., Davis, M. M. (2017). Designing Lean Processes with Improved Service Quality: An Application in Financial Services. Quality Management Journal, (24) 1 6-20.
• Asgary, N., Li, G. (2016). Corporate Social Responsibility: Its Economic Impact and Link to the Bullwhip Effect. Journal of Business Ethics, (135) 4 665-681.
• Li, G., Balakrishnan, A. (2016). Models and Algorithms for Network Reduction. European Journal of Operational Research, (248) 3 930-942.
• Li, G., Field, J., Jiang, H., He, T., Pang, Y. (2015). Decision Models for Workforce and Technology Planning in Services. Service Science/INFORMS, (7) 1 29-47.
• Li, G., Jiang, H., He, T. (2015). A Genetic Algorithm Based Decomposition Approach to Solve an Integrated Equipment-Workforce-Service Planning Problem. Omega- The International Journal of Management Science, (50) 1-17.
• Li, G. (2013). Executive Summary of Doctoral Dissertation on Optimization-based Decision Support for Inspection and Maintenance of Infrastructure Networks. Decision Sciences Journal.
• Li, G., Lin, Y., Wang, S., Yan, H. (2006). Enhancing Agility by Timely Sharing of Supply Information. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, (11) 5 425-435.
• Li, G., Wang, S., Yan, H., Yu, G. (2005). Information Transformation in a Supply Chain: A Simulation Study. Journal of Computers and Operations Research, (32) 3 707-725.
• Li, G., Yan, H., Wang, S. (2005). Comparative Analysis on Value of Information Sharing in Supply Chains. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, (10) 1 34-46.

Books

• Li, G., Stavrulaki, E. (2020). 2020 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference Proceedings. Northeast Decision Sciences Institute
• Li, G., Wang, S., Yu, G., Yan, H. (2006). Studies on the Bullwhip Effect and the Information Sharing in Supply Chains. Hunan: Hunan University Press
• Book Chapters
• Behara, R., Li, G. (2022). Introduction of Service Management Handbook and a Tribute to Dr. Mark Davis. In Mark Davis, (Eds.) Service Management Handbook. Elgar Publishing Forthcoming.
• Li, G., Field, J., Davis, M. M. (2022). Customer-Centered Process Design to Achieve Fast and Efficient Service. In Mark Davis, (Eds.) Services Management Handbook. Elgar Publishing Forthcoming.
• Li, M., Chircu, A. M., Li, G., Xia, L., Xu, J. (2017). Patient Satisfaction and Hospital Structure: How Are They Related? In Chen, H., Zeng, D.D., Karahanna, E., Bardhan, I., (Eds.) Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) , Smart Health. 15-25. Springer