Jim Shi

Dr. Jim Shi is the Hurlburt Chair professor at NJIT. His research interests lie in Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business Data Sciences (BDS), Financial Technology (FinTech), Container Shipping Logistics, Blockchain Technology for SCM, Crowdsourcing Economics, Supply Chain Risk and Sustainability, Healthcare Operations, etc. Some of his current research is on the interface between Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Marketing.

Jim Shi is a recipient of IBM Faculty Award (2019), Excellence in Teaching Award (NJIT University- and College-wide), Robert W. Van Houten Award for Teaching Excellence, Outstanding Faculty Research Award (NJIT University- and College-wide).

His research appears at numerous scholarly top-tier journals such as Operations Research (OR), Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (MSOM), Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), Naval Research Logistics (NRL), Annals of Operations Research, Operations Research Letter (ORL), European Journal of Operations Research (EJOR), Omega (the International Journal of Management Science). His research has been funded by USDA, IBM, Leir Charitable Foundations, NYSHEX, etc. Dr. Jim Shi has been serving for multiple editorial roles. He is currently serving as Associate Editor for Decision Sciences Journal (DSJ), Omega, and Data Science and Management (DSM). He also serves as a member of the Editorial Board for Production and Operations Management, and the International Journal of Business Analytics (IJBAN).

Dr. Shi’s teaching interests include Financial Technology (FinTech), Data Analytics, Business Analysis, Business Statistics, Management Science, Decision Science, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, etc. He has taught at several institutes including NJIT, Robinson College of Business at GSU, Rutgers Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) .

Education

• PhD Rutgers Business School (2006 — 2010)
• MBA Rutgers University (2006 — 2008)

Companies

• Hurlburt Chair Professor New Jersey Institute of Technology (2019)
• Blockchain Practitioner Instructor (IBM Certified) New Jersey Institute of Technology (2019)
• Associate Professor New Jersey Institute of Technology (2017)
• Visiting Professor Rutgers Business School (2021 — 2021)
• Instructor HKUST School of Engineering MSc Programs (2020 — 2020)
• Acting Director Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Research Institute (2019 — 2020)
• Associate Director Henry J. and Erna D. Leir Research Institute (2019 — 2019)
• Visiting Professor The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2018 — 2018)
• Assistant Professor New Jersey Institute of Technology (2014 — 2017)