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Education background

Ph.D., Operations Management June 2010
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dissertation: Optimal Policies for Inventory Models with Multiple Demand Classes
Advisor: Dr. Shaoxiang Chen
 B.S., Computational Mathematics July 1992
School of Mathematics and System Sciences, Shandong University, China

Research areas

Inventory Management
Stochastic Optimization
Green Supply Chain Management
Dynamic Programming

Publications
J. Xu, A. Serrano and B. Lin. 2017. Optimal Production and Rationing Policy of Two-Stage, Tandem Production System. International Journal of Production Economics. 185,100-112

X. Chen, Y. Feng, M. F. Keblis, and J. Xu. 2015. Optimal inventory policy for two substitutable products with customer service objectives. European Journal of Operational Research. 246, 76 –85.

S. Chen and J. Xu. 2010. Note on Inventory Policies for Systems with Stochastic and Deterministic Demand. Operations Research Letters. 38(5), 450-453.

S. Chen, J. Xu and Y. Feng. 2010. A Partial Characterization of the Optimal Ordering/Rationing Policy for a Periodic Review System with Two Demand Classes and Backordering. Naval Research Logistics. 57(4), 330-341

J. Xu, S. Chen, B. Lin and R. Bhatnagar. 2010. Optimal Production and Rationing Policy of a Make-To-Stock Production System with Batch Demand. Operations Research Letters. 38(3), 231-235.

Projects:
Business models for flexible and delocalised approaches for intensified processing, Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation Framework Programme.
Demonstration of innovative integrated biomass logistics centres for the Agro-industry sector in Europe, Horizon 2020 – European Commission