Ph.D. (Industrial Engineering), Purdue University, 2004

M.S. (Industrial Engineering), Purdue University , 2001

B.S. (Mathematics), Nankai University , 1999

Academic Position Held

Current Appointment:

Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University, 2004-Present

Honours & Awards

Dean's Teaching Honor List, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU, 2006, 2007

INFORMS 2003 Doctoral Colloquium Fellow, Atlanta, 2003

Courses Taught in SMU

Quantitative Methods (Management Science)

Logistics and Distribution Management

Research Areas

Stochastic Modeling

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Management

Integrated Risk Management in Supply Chains

Current Projects

Inventory Flexibility Through Adjustment Contracts, with J. K. Ryan

Supply Chain Coordination Through Adjustment Contracts, with J. K. Ryan

Benefits and Coordination For Single-supplier Multiple-buyer Supply Chain with Adjustment Contracts, with J. K. Ryan

Inventory Control For Critical Parts With Deterioration, with J. K. Ryan

An Exact Evaluation Of Basestock Policies In Multi-Echelon, Multi-Indenture Service Parts Systems, with V. Deshpande

Financial Hedging Contract vs Long-term Contract in A Dual-sourcing Problem, with Q. Ding and P. Kouvelis

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

N. Gabraeel, M. Lawley, R. Li and J. K. Ryan “Residual Life Distributions from Component Degradation Signals: A Bayesian Approach,” IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering, Volume 37, Number 6, June 2005