Hao Shen

Education

• 2019, Ph.D. in MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• 2014, B.E. in ENGINEERING MECHANICS (Tsien Excellence in Education Program), School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• 2014, Minor in ECONOMICS, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• 2014, Exchange Semester at Dept. of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Work Experience

• Jul. 2019 – present, Assistant Professor at Dept. of Management Science and Engineering, School of Business, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
• Mar. 2018 – Jun. 2018, Data Analyst Intern, Didi, Beijing, China
• Oct. 2016 – Mar. 2017, Applied Operations Research Intern, JD.com, Beijing, China

Research Interests

Supply chain management, retail management, manufacturing/operational flexibility, network design and applications in logistics/transportation/service operations, data-driven decision methods

Courses

Introduction to Management Science (Global BBA Undergraduate Course), Academic Writing (Undergraduate Course)

Selected Academic Articles

(*Corresponding author)

• Chen J, Liang Y, Shen H*, Shen ZJM, Xue M. Offline channel planning in smart omnichannel retailing. Forthcoming in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. (UTD24, FT50) (Winner of the POMS-JD.COM BEST DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH PAPER COMPETITION, 2019 POMS Annual Conference.)
• Kang N, Shen H*, Xu Y. JD.com improves delivery networks by a multi-period facility location model. Forthcoming in INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics (formerly Interfaces).
• Shen H, Liang Y*, Shen ZJM (2021) Reliable hub location model for air transportation networks under random disruptions. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 23(2): 388-406. (UTD24, FT50)
• Shen H, Liang Y*, Shen ZJM, Teo CP (2019) Reliable flexibility design of supply chains via extended probabilistic expanders. Production and Operations Management 28(3): 700-720. (UTD24, FT50)

Selected Research Grants

• PI. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Offline Channel Planning in Omni-Channel Retail. 2021-2023.
• Participant. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Flexibility and Hub and Spoke Network Design under Disruptions. 2019-2022.

Selected Presentations at Academic Meetings

• Jul. 2021, International Conference of the Chinese Scholars Association for Management Science and Engineering (CSAMSE, Online) “Offline channel planning in Omnichannel Retailing” (Session chair).
• Jan. 2019, POMS-HK International Conference (Hong Kong) “Reliable flexibility design of supply chains via extended probabilistic expanders”.
• Jun. 2018, INFORMS International Conference (Taipei) “Online retailers opening offline stores: An integrated approach to location, assortment and inventory planning”.
• Nov. 2016, INFORMS Annual Meeting (Nashville) “Unbalanced flexibility design of supply chains via extended probabilistic expanders”.

Cases and Textbooks

• 2017 JD.com project, “Optimization of JD.com's Delivery Networks”

Services & Awards

Other Appointments

Referee for Management Science, Operations Research, Naval Research Logistics, Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research

Honors and Awards

• 2020 Excellent PhD dissertation award, Society of Management Science and Engineering of China
• 2019 Winner of the POMS-JD.COM BEST DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH PAPER COMPETITION
• 2018 National scholarship for Ph.D. students, China