Weiming Zhu

Weiming Zhu is an Assistant Professor in IESE’s Department of Production, Technology and Operations Management. He obtained his Ph.D. in Operations Management from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland. Prior to joining the University of Maryland, he received his bachelor’s degree in Physics from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).

Weiming’s current research theoretically and empirically explores financing schemes in supply chains, pricing and agent behavior in sharing economy and the role of retail distribution methods on channel development. His work has been published on top academic journals, such as Management Science and Journal of International Economics. His work has also been recognized in M&SOM, POMS, and CSAMSE best paper award competitions.

Areas of interest

• Empirical Operations Management
• Operations – Finance Interface
• The Sharing Economy
• Economics of Operations Management
• Risk Management in Supply Chains

Education

• Ph.D., Operations Management, University of Maryland, R.H Smith School of Business • B.Sc., Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Publications

1. The Incentive Game under Target Effects in Ridesharing: A Structural Econometric Analysis, (with Xirong Chen, Zheng Li and Liu Ming), 2021. M&SOM Honorable Mention, CSAMSE Best Paper Award, July 2017.

2. The Alibaba Effect: Spatial Consumption Inequality and Welfare Gains from e-Commerce (with Jingting Fan, Lixin Tang and Ben Zou), 2018. Journal of International Economics Featured by voxdev.org

3. Buyer Intermediation in Supplier Finance (with Tunay I. Tunca), 2017. Management Science Winner, MSOM iFORM SIG Best Paper Award, 2019 First Prize, POMS SC College Student Paper Competition, 2016. Finalist, MSOM Student Paper Competition, 2016. Honorable Mention, CSAMSE Best Paper Award, July 2015.

4. Improving Channel Efficiency through Financial Guarantees by Large Supply Chain Participants (with Tunay I. Tunca), in Supply Chain Finance: Recent Research and Advances in Practice. Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management, 10 (3-4), 289-304. Corbett C. J., Editor-in-Chief, 2017, NOW Publishers, Boston, MA.

Working Papers

1. Estimating and Exploiting the Impact of Photo Layout in Sharing Economy, 2021 (with Hanwei Li, David Simchi-Levi and Michelle Wu). Minor revision, Management Science. SSRN Second Place, 2021 INFORMS Service Science Best Paper Award Competition.

2. Empirical Analysis of Price Formation, Utilization, and Value Generation in Ride Sharing Service, 2021 (with Liu Ming, Tunay I. Tunca and Yi Xu). In second round review at Management Science. SSRN

3. Assortment Size and Customization in Online Platforms, 2021 (with Diego Aparicio and Drazen Prelec). In second round review at M&SOM. SSRN

4. Profit-driven Experimental Design, 2021 (with Yuhao Wang). Under review. SSRN

5. Price Competition and Assortment Display in Online Marketplaces, 2021 (with Hanwei Li, David Simchi-Levi and Michelle Wu). Under review. SSRN

6. Rider Behavior and Efficiency of Bike Sharing Systems, 2021 (with Tunay Tunca and Huan Cao). Draft available soon

7. Retailer Initiated Inventory-Based Financing, 2021. Draft available soon

8. Improving Revenue through Improving System Performance in Bike Sharing, 2021. (with Huan Cao and Tunay I. Tunca). In preparation

9. Operations Management in the Sharing Economy: Review and New Research Directions, 2021. (with Daehoon Noh, Liu Ming, Tunay I. Tunca, Yi Xu). In preparation

10. The Effectiveness of Supplier Buy Back Finance: Evidence from Chinese Automotive Industry, 2021 (with Tunay I. Tunca and Bin Yang). In preparation