Ming Chen
Professor, International Business (IB)Email: ming.chen@csulb.edu
Campus Phone: 562.985.4751
Office: COB-305 (Hours)
Dr. Chen is an assistant professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management. His current research involves use of revenue management tools to improve a firm's revenue. Before joining in Management/HRM department at CSULB, he has taught at University of Maryland and worked as a traffic engineer at a consulting firm.
Operations management, supply chain management, decision analysis, service management, revenue management, and simulation.
Supply chain management, dynamic pricing and revenue management, simulation.
- PhD, Robert H. Smith School of Business, 2011
Major/Concentration: Operations Management/Management Science - Master, Transportation Engineering, 2005
Major/Concentration: Transportation Engineering - Master, Civil Engineering, 2003
Major/Concentration: Civil Engineering - Bachelor, Tsinghua University , 2001
Major/Concentration: Structural Engineering
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Academic
- Robert H. Smith School of Business (2009 - 2009) Instructor
- Robert H. Smith School of Business (2006 - 2009) Teaching Assistant Professional
- Sabra, Wang & Associates, Inc (2005 - 2006) Traffic Engineer
- Tsinghua University (2003 - 2003) Research Associate
- "Data driven course scheduling to ensure timely graduation", International Journal of Production Research , May-2021
- "Optimal Pricing to Minimize Maximum Regret with Limited Demand Information", Computers & Operations Research , Dec-2020
- "Restructuring Degree Roadmaps To Improve Timely Graduation in Higher Education", International Journal of Educational Management, Jan-2020
- "Uncertain about your travel plan? Lock it and decide later: Dynamic pricing with a fare-lock option", Transportation Research. Logistics and Transportation Review Part E, May-2019
- "Robust Dynamic Pricing with Two Substitutable Products", Manufacturing and Service Operations Management , Jan-2018
- "Would you Snap up the Deal, A Study of Consumer Behavior under Flash Sales", International Journal of Market Research , Dec-2015
- "Markdown optimization at multiple stores", IISE Transactions, Jan-2015
- "Recent developments in dynamic pricing research: multiple products, competition, and limited demand information", Production and Operations Management , Jan-2015
- "Comparative Study of Behavioral Mindsets in Team Decision", International Journal of Educational Management, Jan-2014
- "Identifying Team Behavioral Mindset to Improve Consesus Decision", International Journal of Services and Standard (The), Jan-2013
- "Integrated Production and Distibution Scheduling with Committed Delivery Dates", Operations Research Letters , Jan-2010
- "Applying Operations Research Techniques In The Higher Education System: An Exploratory Study Of Roadmap To Timely Graduation", Western Decision Science Institute (WDSI) Meeting , Sep-2019
- "Optimizing Degree Roadmap and Course Scheduling to Improve Timely Graduation Rates at a Four-Year Public University in California", Asia Pacific Conference on Social Sciences & Management , Seoul, Korea , May-2019
- "Shooting for a better, fast, and more efficient system: a study on students' timely progress to graduation", Asia Pacific Conference on Social Sciences & Management , Shanghai, China , May-2018
- "Dynamic pricing with a fare-lock option ", POMS Annual Conference , Jan-2016
- "Dynamic pricing with a fare-lock option", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Jan-2015
- "Recent development of dynamic pricing research in revenue management", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Jan-2013
- "Robust Dynamic Pricing with Two Substitutable Products.", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Dec-2012
- "survey of dynamic pricing research in revenue management ", INFORMS (Annual Meeting) , Jan-2012
- "Harvard Business Case Workshop" (Aug-2016) , Harvard Business Case Harvard Business Case Workshop Portland
- "Placement of Students", 2015, Bachelor’s/Master’s Level Education Impact CBA Students
- "Active Learning Class and Collaborated With Toyota to Create a Case Study for SCM 414", 2014, Teaching/Instructional Impact CBA Students
- "Elite Journal Publication, Conference Session Chair Reviewer for POM, Omega", 2013, Academic Impact
Updated: June 28 2022 [Ming.Chen]