Education
Ph.D. (Majored in Management Science and Engineering), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Sep 1999- June 2005.
M.E. (Majored in Management Engineering), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Sep 1988- June 1991.
B.E. (Majored in Electric Machine), Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Sep 1982- June 1986.
Overseas Visiting and Training
Visiting Scholar (National Scholarship) at Grenoble Institute of Technology, France, 2003-2004
Senior Visiting Scholar (National Scholarship) at the University of Toronto, Canada, October-December 2013.
Courses Taught
Master of Business Administration (MBA): Operations management, Academic standards and essay writing.
Undergraduate: Distribution center planning and operation, Operations management.
Consulting (Training) Activities
Participated in management consulting and training for companies including China Telecom, Xingfa Group, China Tobacco Hubei Industrial LLC, Guangdong Yudean Group Co., Ltd, Daye Group, Jointown Pharmaceutical Group, Wuhan Dong Hon Logistics Co., Ltd, and China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd.
Representative Consultancy Projects
1. Led a research project on the all-factor production control model of Fujian Longyan Cigarette Factory, 1999-2022.
2. Led a research project on transportation management consulting service for Wuhan Led Logistics Co., Ltd, 2022-2023.
3. Conducted key technology research on enhancing the resilience of the power grid supply chain under the new power system at State Grid Corporation of China, 2022-2023.
Research Interests
Operations management & strategy, Digital transformation strategy, Logistics and supply chain management, Project management.
Representative Research Projects
1. Major International (Regional) Joint Research Project, Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Logistics Management and Decision for Online Retailers: Big Data Driven Theories and Methodologies (Project No.71620107002). Research Period: 2017-Jan.-2021-Dec, Project leader.
2. Key Research Project, NSFC: Theories and Methods of Optimal Management and Control in Compact Warehousing Systems (Project No.71131004). Research Period: 2017-Jan.-2021-Dec, Project leader.
3. Normal Research Project, NSFC: Optimization Models for Inventory Management under Capital Constraint and Credit Period Limitation (Project No.71471071). Research Period: 2015-Jan.-2018-Dec, Project leader.
4. Normal Research Project, NSFC: Research on Joint Decision Model and Integration Model for Product Inventory Based on Returnable Transportation Items (Project No. 71971095). Research Period: 2020-2023, Project Leader.
5. Innovative Research Group Project, NSFC: Management System Engineering (Project No. 71821001). Research Period: 2019-2024, Project Participant.
Representative Research Papers
1. Xianhao Xu, Cheng Chen, Bipan Zou, Hongwei Wang, Zhiwen Li. Shipping before order making: Optimal shipping quantity and pricing decisions under uncertain demand[J]. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2023, 169: 102986. SCIE.
2. Chaohong Xie, Chung-Yean Chiang, Xianhao Xu, Yeming Gong. The impact of buy-online-and-return-in-store channel integration on online and offline behavioral intentions: The role of offline store[J]. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2023, 72: 103227. SCIE.
3. Bingnan Yang, Xianhao Xu, Yeming Gong, Yacine Rekik. Data-driven optimization models for inventory and financing decisions in online retailing platforms[J]. Annals of Operations Research, 2023: 1-24. SCIE.
4. Chaohong Xie, Yeming Gong, Xianhao Xu, Chung-Yean Chiang, Qian Chen. The influence of return channel type on the relationship between return service quality and customer loyalty in omnichannel retailing[J]. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 2023, 36(4): 1105-1134. SCIE.
5. Zhiwen Li, Xianhao Xu, Qingguo Bai, Cheng Chen, Hongwei Wang, Peng Xia. Implications of information sharing on blockchain adoption in reducing carbon emissions: A mean–variance analysis[J]. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2023, 178: 103254. SCIE.
6. Xinxin Ren, Yeming Gong, Yacine Rekik, Xianhao Xu. Anticipatory shipping versus emergency shipment: data-driven optimal inventory models for online retailers[J], International Journal of Production Research, 2023: 1-18. SCIE.
7. Xianhao Xu, Yuerong Chen, Bipan Zou, Yeming Gong. Assignment of parcels to loading stations in robotic sorting systems[J]. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2022, 164: 102808. SCIE.
8. Cheng Chen, Bipan Zou, Xianhao Xu, Yeming (Yale)Gong, Zhiwen Li. Optimal shipping quantity, product pricing strategies and carbon emissions of online retailers under a new logistics mode[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, 378: 134269. SCIE.
9. Zhiwen Li, Xianhao Xu, Qingguo Bai, Cheng Chen. Optimal joint decision of information disclosure and ordering in a blockchain-enabled luxury supply chain[J]. Annals of Operations Research, 2022: 1-52. SCIE.
10. Chaohong Xie, Xianhao Xu, Yeming Gong, Jie Xiong. Big Data Analytics Capability and Business Alignment for Organizational Agility: A Fit Perspective[J]. Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), 2022, 30(1): 1-27. SSCI.
11. Yan Wu, Xianhao Xu, Cheng Chen. Optiaml operation decision in returnable transport item supply chain considering learning effect[J]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2023, 31(1):104-112.
12. Xianhao Xu, Kuan Zeng, Huizhi Deng, Hongxia Peng. Postpayment and Coordination Strategies for Two-Level Supply Chains under Retailer's Capital Constraints[J]. Operations Research and Management Science, 2023, 32(05): 85-91.
13. Zhiwen Li, Xianhao Xu, Xu Guan, Qingguo Bai, Cheng Chen. An Evolutionary Game Analysis of Blockchain Adoption Decisions for Duopolies in Agricultural Markets[J/OL]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2023, 1-14.
14. Mingshu Zhang, Xianhao Xu, Ruiting Yue, Yuerong Chen. Study on Logistics Equilibrium of Automobile Parts Considering Reusable Transport Items[J\OL]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2023, 1-12.
15. Xianhao Xu, Xiachan Shen, Xinxin Ren. Research on Optimization Strategy of Same City Instant Delivery Based on Voronoi Division[J]. Operations Research and Management Science. 2022, 31(10): 6-11.
Representative Monographs/Textbooks/Cases
1. Xianhao Xu, Bipan Zou, Hongwei Wang. Compact storage system optimization theory and methods, Science Press, Beijing, 2020.
2. Xianhao Xu. Distribution Center Planning and Operation Management (3rd edition), Science Press, Beijing, 2021.
3. Xianhao Xu, Shihua Ma. Introduction to Logistics & Supply chain Management, Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, 2013.
Representative Grants and Awards
1. Third Prize of Natural Science Award of Hubei Province, 2019, Rank 1.
2. Third Prize of Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award of Shandong Province, 2021, Rank 4.
3. Second and Third Prizes of Scientific and Technological Progress, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, 2016-2021.
Selected Academic Service
1. The expert in the evaluation of national major scientific and technological research projects.
2. The expert in the evaluation of national top 100 outstanding cases.
