Zuo-Jun Max Shen

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Zuo-Jun Max Shen
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Zuo-Jun Max
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maxshen@berkeley.edu
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416D McLaughlin Hall
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Transportation Engineering
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Chancellor's Professor
Co-Director of the TBSI Environment and New Energy Center
Biography

Max Shen is a Chancellor's Professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of Logistics Systems, Supply Chain Design and Management, Transportation Infrastructure Management, Public Transportation Systems, Transportation Systems Sustainability. He serves as an associate/senior editor for several leading journals. Several of his former students are faculty members at universities in the US and abroad.

Education

PhD, 2000. Northwestern University.

Research Overview

Logistics Systems, Supply Chain Design and Management, Transportation Infrastructure Management, Public Transportation Systems, Transportation Systems Sustainability

Awards

NSF CAREER Award

Teaching

CE 258: Logistics and Supply Chain Systems Optimization

Students

Ph.D Students

  • Gang Chen (2003, Barclays Capital, New York).
  • Leon Chu (2005, Associate Professor, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California).
  • Lian Qi (2006, Assistant Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management & Marketing Science, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University).
  • Lezhou Zhan (2007, Vice President, Operations Research at CitationAir).
  • Ho-Yin Mak (2009, accepted an offer from Said Business School, University of Oxford)
  • Tingting Cui (2010, Google Inc.)
  • Shan Li (2010, Assistant Professor, School of Business, City University of New York)
  • Will Haskell (2011, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, National University of Singapore)
  • Gemma Berenguer (2012, Assistant Professor, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University)
  • Vivek Ramamurthy (2012, Data Scientist, EMC Greenplum)
  • Ye Xu (2012, Amazon)
  • Yong Liang (2013, Assistant Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University)
  • Tianhu Deng (2013, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University)
  • Mengshi Lv (2014, Assistant Professor, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University)
  • Te Ke (2015, Assistant Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management)
  • Long He (2015, Assistant Professor, the Business School, National University of Singapore)
  • Wei Qi (2016, accepted an offer from McGill Business School)
  • Auyon Siddiq (expected, 2018)
  • Sheng Liu (expected, 2019)

 

Postdocs

  • Leon Chu (2004-2005, Associate Professor, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California).
  • Ying Rong (2008-2009, Assistant Professor, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University)
  • HyunJung Kim (2013-2014, Assistant Professor, SungKyunKwan University, Korea)

 

Publications

Selected Papers

99. Y. Zhang, S. Song, Z.J.M. Shen (2017). Robust Shortest Path Problem with Distributional Uncertainty. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2017, Available online: 10.1109/TITS.2017.2709798.

98. W. Qi, B. Shen, H. Zhang and Z.J.M. Shen (2017). Coordinating and Sharing Demand-Side Energy Resources - A Conceptual Design. Energy, vol.135,  455–465.

97. Chen, T., Shen, Z.J.M., and Siddiq, A. (2017). Robust Defibrillator Deployment Under Cardiac Arrest Location Uncertainty via Row-and-Column Generation, To Appear, Operations Research. [First Prize, Canadian Operational Research Society Student Paper Competition, 2014. (Awarded to Auyon Siddiq)]

96. W. B. Haskell, J. G. Shanthikumar, and Z.J.M. Shen (2017). Aspects of optimization with stochastic dominance. To appear in Annals of Operations Research.

95. Zhang, Y., Shen, Z.J.M., & Song, S. (2017). Lagrangian relaxation for the reliable shortest path problem with correlated link travel times. To appear, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

94. Haskell, W. B., J. G. Shanthikumar, & Shen, Z.J.M. (2017). Primal-dual algorithms for optimization with stochastic dominance. SIAM Journal on Optimization,Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 34-66.

93. Li, M., Jia, Y., Shen, Z., & He, F. (2017). Improving the electrification rate of the vehicle miles traveled in Beijing: A data-driven approach. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 97, 106-120.

92. Zhao, Y., Zhao, X., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2017). The hot-versus-cold effect in a punishment game: a multi-round experimental study. Annals of Operations Research, 1-23.

91. Feng, W., Wang, C., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2017). Process Flexibility Design in Heterogeneous and Unbalanced Networks: A Stochastic Programming Approach. To Appear, IISE Transactions.

90. He, L., Mak, H. Y., Rong, Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2017). Service region design for urban electric vehicle sharing systems. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. [1st prize, Best Student Paper Award, POMS Hong Kong International Conference 2015 (Awarded to Long He).]

89. Ma, X., Deng, T., Xue, M., Shen, Z. J. M., & Lan, B. (2017). Optimal dynamic pricing of mobile data plans in wireless communications. Omega66, 91-105.

88. Zhao, Y., Zhao, X., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2016). On learning process of a newsvendor with censored demand information. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 67(9), 0.

87. Zhong, F., Xie, J., Zhao, X., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2016). On efficiency of multistage channel with bargaining over wholesale prices. Naval Research Logistics (NRL)63(6), 449-459.

86. Mak, H. Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2016). Integrated Modeling for Location Analysis. Foundations and Trends® in Technology, Information and Operations Management, 9(1–2), 1-152.

85. Zhang, Y., Shen, Z. J. M., & Song, S. (2016). Distributionally Robust Optimization of TwoStage LotSizing Problems. Production and Operations Management, 25(12), 2116-2131.

84. Zhang, Y., Shen, Z. J. M., & Song, S. (2016). Parametric search for the bi-attribute concave shortest path problem. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 94, 150-168.

83. Liao, C. S., Lu, S. H., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2016). The electric vehicle touring problem. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological86, 163-180.

82. Lim, M. K., Mak, H. Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2016). Agility and proximity considerations in supply chain design. Management Science.

81. Ke, T. T., Shen, Z. J. M., & Villas-Boas, J. M. (2016). Search for information on multiple products. Management Science, 62(12), 3576-3603.

80. Deng, T., Chen, Y. J., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). Optimal pricing and scheduling control of product shipping. Naval Research Logistics (NRL),62(3), 215-227.

79. Rong, Y., Chen, Y. J., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). The impact of demand uncertainty on product line design under endogenous substitution. Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 62(2), 143-157.

78. He, F., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). Modeling taxi services with smartphone-based e-hailing applications. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 58, 93-106.

77. Feng, B., Li, Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). Air cargo operations: Literature review and comparison with practices. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 56, 263-280.

76. Qi, W., Liang, Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). Joint Planning of Energy Storage and Transmission for Wind Energy Generation. Operations Research, 63(6), 1280-1293.

75. Chen, Y. J., Shanthikumar, J. G., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). Incentive for PeertoPeer Knowledge Sharing among Farmers in Developing Economies. Production and Operations Management, 24(9), 1430-1440.

74. Lu, M., Shanthikumar, J. G., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). Technical note–operational statistics: Properties and the riskaverse case. Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 62(3), 206-214.

73. Lu, M., Ran, L., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). Reliable Facility Location Design Under Uncertain Correlated Disruptions. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 17(4), 445-455.

72. Chen, J., Zhao, X., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). Risk mitigation benefit from backup suppliers in the presence of the horizontal fairness concern. Decision Sciences, 46(4), 663-696.

71. Schmitt, A. J., Sun, S. A., Snyder, L. V., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2015). Centralization versus decentralization: Risk pooling, risk diversification, and supply chain disruptions. Omega, 52, 201-212.

70. Deng, T., Shen, Z. J. M., & Shanthikumar, J. G. (2014). Statistical Learning of Service-Dependent Demand in a Multiperiod Newsvendor Setting. Operations Research.

69. Zhang, Z. H., Berenguer, G., & Shen, Z. J. (2014). A capacitated facility location model with bidirectional flows. Transportation Science.

68. Mak, H. Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2014). Pooling and Dependence of Demand and Yield in Multiple-Location Inventory Systems. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 16(2), 263-269.

67. Qi, W., Xu, Z., Shen, Z. J. M., Hu, Z., & Song, Y. (2014). Hierarchical coordinated control of plug-in electric vehicles charging in multifamily dwellings. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 5(3), 1465-1474.

66. T. Ke, Z.-J. M. Shen and S. Li (2013). How Inventory Cost Influences Introduction Timing of Product Line Extensions? Production and Operations Management.Vol.22, No.5, pp.1214-1231.

65. H. Y. Mak, Y. Rong and Z. J. M. Shen (2013). Infrastructure Planning for Electric Vehicles with Battery Swapping. Management Science. Vol.59, No.7, pp.1557-1575.

64. Yano, C. A., Shen, Z. J. M., & Chan, S. (2013). Optimising the number of copies and storage protocols for print preservation of research journals. International Journal of Production Research, 51(23-24), 7456-7469.

63. Haskell, W. B., Shanthikumar, J. G., & Shen, Z. M. (2013). Optimization with a class of multivariate integral stochastic order constraints. Annals of Operations Research, 206(1), 147-162.

62. T. Deng and Zuo-Jun Max Shen (2013). Process Flexibility Design in Unbalanced Networks. M&SOM. Vol. 15, No.1, pp.24-32.

61. Liang, Y., He, L., Cao, X., & Shen, Z. J. (2013). Stochastic control for smart grid users with flexible demand. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 4(4), 2296-2308.

60. Atamturk, G. Berenguer and Z.-J. M. Shen (2012). Integer Programming Approach to Stochastic Joint Location-Inventory Problems. Operations Research. Vol. 60, No.2, pp.366-381.

59. R. Aboolian, T. Cui and Z.-J. M. Shen (2012). An Efficient Approach for Solving Reliable Facility Location Models. INFORMS Journal on Computing. Vol.25, No.4, pp.720-729.

58. X. Chen and Zuo-Jun Max Shen (2012). An Analysis on Supply Chain with Options Contracts and Service Requirements. IIE Transactions. Vol.44, No.10, pp.805-819.

57. Y. Liang, D. Levine and Zuo-Jun Max Shen (2012). Thermostats for SmartGrid: Models, Benchmarks and Insights. The Energy Journal. Vol.33, No.4, pp.61-96.

56. Y. Rong, Zuo-Jun Max Shen, and C. Yano (2012). Cheaper by the Pallet? Multi-Item Procurement with Standard Batch Sizes. IIE Transactions. Vol. 44, No.6, pp. 405-418.

55. H. Y. Mak and Zuo-Jun Max Shen (2012). Risk Diversification and Risk Pooling in Supply Chain Design. IIE Transactions. Vol. 44, No.8, pp. 603-621.

54. T. Ho, S. Li, S. Park, Zuo-Jun Max Shen (2012). Customer Influence Value and Purchase Acceleration in New Product Diffusion. Marketing Science. Vol.31, No.2, pp. 236-256.

53. Atamturk, G. Berenguer, Zuo-Jun Max Shen (2012). A Conic Integer Programming Approach to Stochastic Joint Location-Inventory Problems. Operations Research.Vol. 60, No.2, pp. 366-381.

52. Vivek Ramamurthy, J. George Shanthikumar, and Zuo-Jun Max Shen (2012). Inventory Policy with Parametric Demand: Operational Statistics, Linear Correction and Regression. Production and Operations Management. Vol. 21, No.2, pp. 291-308.

51. Ying-Ju Chen, J. George Shanthikumar, and Zuo-Jun Max Shen (2012). Training, production, and channel separation in ITC`s e-Choupal network. Production and Operations Management. Vol.22, No.2, pp.348-364.

50. Mak, H. Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2011). Integrated Supply Chain Design Models. Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science.

49. T.C. Sharkey, J. Geunes, H.E. Romeijn, and Zuo-Jun Max Shen (2011). Exact algorithms for integrated facility location and production planning problems. Naval Research Logistics. Vol.58, No.5, pp.419-436.

48. Shen, Z.-J. M., R. Zhan, and J. Zhang (2011). The Reliable Facility Location Problem: Formulations, Heuristics, and Approximation Algorithms. INFORMS Journal on Computing. Vol.23, No.3, pp.470-482.

47. Lv, M., S. Huang and Z.-J. M. Shen(2011). Product substitution and dual sourcing under random supply failures. Transportation Research Part B. Vol.45, No.8, pp. 1251-1265.

46. Schmitt, Amanda J., L. V. Snyder, and Z.-J. M. Shen (2010). Inventory systems with stochastic demand and supply: Properties and approximations. European Journal of Operational Research. Vol.206, No.2, pp. 313-328.

45. Rusmevichientong, P., Z.-J. M. Shen, and D. B. Shmoys (2010). Dynamic Assortment Optimization with a Multinomial Logit Choice Model and Capacity Constraint.Operations Research. Vol.58, No.6, pp.1666-1680.

44. Qi, L., Z.-J. M. Shen, and L. V. Snyder (2010).  The effect of supply disruption on supply chain design decisions. Transportation Science. Vol. 44, No. 2, May 2010, pp. 274-289.

43. Qi, L., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2010). Worst-case analysis of demand point aggregation for the Euclidean p-median problem. European Journal of Operational Research,202(2), 434-443.

42. Cui, T., Y. Ouyang, and Z.-J. M. Shen (2010).  Reliable Facility Location Design under the Risk of Disruptions. Operations Research. Vol. 58, No. 4-Part-1, pp. 998-1011.

41. Chu, L. Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2010). A power-of-two ordering policy for one-warehouse multiretailer systems with stochastic demand. Operations Research, 58(2), 492-502.

40. Mak, H. –Y. and Z. –J. M. Shen (2009). Stochastic Programming Approach to Process Flexibility Design. Journal of Flexible Service and Manufacturing. Vol.21, No.3-Part-4, pp. 75-91.

39. Mak, H. Y., & Shen, Z. J. M. (2009). A two-echelon inventory‐location problem with service considerations. Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 56(8), 730-744

38. Rusmevichientong, P., Max Shen, Z. J., & Shmoys, D. B. (2009). A PTAS for capacitated sum-of-ratios optimization. Operations Research Letters, 37(4), 230-238.

37. Rong, Y., Z.-J. M. Shen, and L. V. Snyder.  The impact of ordering behavior on order-quantity variability: A study of forward and reverse bullwhip effects.  (2009),Journal of Flexible Services and Manufacturing, Volume 20, 2008, Pages

36. Shen, Z. J. M., Shu, J., Simchi‐Levi, D., Teo, C. P., & Zhang, J. (2009). Approximation algorithms for general one‐warehouse multi‐retailer systems. Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 56(7), 642-658.

35. Qi, L., Z.-J. M. Shen, and L. V. Snyder (2009). A Continuous-Review Inventory Model with Disruptions at Both Supplier and Retailer. Production & Operations Management, 18 (5), 516–532.

34. E. Romeijn, T. Sharkey, Z.-J. Shen, J. Zhang (2009). Integrating Facility Location and Production Planning Decisions. Networks, 55(2), 78-89.

33. Z. –J. Shen and X. Su (2008). Customer Behavior Modeling in Revenue Management and Auctions: A Review and New Research Opportunities. Production and Operations Management, 16 (6) 713-728.

32. Chu, L. Y., J. G. Shanthikumar and Z. -J. Shen (2008). Solving Operational Statistics via a Bayesian Analysis. Operations Research Letters, 36(1), pp 110-116.

31. L. Chu and Z.-J. Shen (2008). Truthful Double Auction Mechanisms for e-Marketplace. Operations Research, 56(1), 102-120.

30. J. Geunes, Z.-J. Shen, A. Emir (2007). Planning and Approximation Models for Delivery Route Based Services with Price-Sensitive Demands. European Journal of Operational Research, 183(1), 460-471.

29. L. Qi and Z.-J. Shen (2007). A Supply Chain Design Model with Unreliable Supply.  Naval Research Logistics, 54, 829-844.

28. G. Chen and Z.-J. Shen (2007). Probabilistic Asymptotic Analysis of Stochastic Online Scheduling Problems. IIE Transactions, 39, 525–538.

27. Z.-J. Shen (2007). Integrated Stochastic Supply Chain Design Models. Invited paper, Computing in Science and Engineering, 9 (2), 50-59.

26. Z.-J. Shen and Q. Lian (2007). Incorporating Inventory and Routing Costs in Strategic Location Models. European Journal of Operational Research, 179 (2), 372-389.

25. L. Chu and Z.-J. Shen (2007). Trade Reduction vs. Multi-Stage: A Comparison of Double Auction Design Approaches. European Journal of Operational Research, 180 (2), 677-691.

24. J. Feng, Z.-J. Shen, and L. Zhan (2007). Ranked Items Auctions and Online Advertisement. Production and Operations Management special issue on E-auction and Procurement Operations, 16 (4), 510-522.

23. Z.-J. Shen (2007). Integrated Supply Chain Design Models: An Survey and Future Research Directions. invited paper, Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization., 3 (1), 1-27.

22. Lim, A., J. G. Shanthikumar, and Z. –J. Shen (2006). “Model Uncertainty, Robust Optimization and Learning.” TutORials in Operations Research, H. J. Greenberg (ed.), INFORMS.

21. L. V. Snyder and Z. –J. Shen (2006). Managing Disruptions to Supply Chains.  The Bridge (National Academy of Engineering), 36, 4, 39-45.

20. G. Chen, M. Daskin, Z.-J. Shen and S. Uryasev (2006). The a-Reliable Mean-excess Regret Model for Stochastic Facility Location Modeling. Naval Research Logistics, 53 (7),  617-626.

19. L. Chu and Z.-J. Shen (2006). Agent Competition Double Auction Mechanism. Management Science, 52, No. 8, 1215–1222

18. Z.-J. Shen (2006). A Profit Maximizing Supply Chain Network Design Model. Operations Research Letters, 34, 673 – 682.

17. T. Magnanti, Z.-J. Shen, J. Shu, D. Simchi-Levi, and C.-P. Teo (2006). Inventory Placement in Acyclic Supply Chain Networks. Operations Research Letters, 34, 228-238.

16. Z. -J. Shen and M. Daskin (2005). Trade-offs Between Customer Service and Cost in Integrated Supply Chain Design. M&SOM, 7, 188-207.

15. L. Chu, V. Hsu, Z.-J. Shen (2005). An Economic Lot-Sizing Problem with Perishable Inventory and Economies of Scale Costs: Approximation Solutions and Worst Case Analysis. Naval Research Logistics, 52, 536-548.

14. Z. –J. Shen (2005). A Multi-commodity Supply Chain Design Problem. IIE Transactions, 37, 753-762.

13. J. Shu, C.-P. Teo, Z.-J. Shen (2005). Stochastic Transportation-Inventory Network Design Problem. Operations Research, 53, 48-60.

12. A. Chan, Z.-J. Shen, D. Simchi-Levi, J. Swann. (2004)  “Coordination of Pricing and Inventory Decisions: A Survey and Classification.” Supply Chain Analysis in theeBusiness Era.

11. R. Agarwal, R. Ahuja, G. Laporte, Z.-J. Shen.(2004) “A Composite Very Large-Scale Neighborhood Search Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem.”  Handbook on Scheduling Algorithms/ Methods/ Models.

10. J. Geunes, Z.-J. Shen, H. E. Romeijn (2004). Economic Ordering Decisions with Market Choice Flexibility. Naval Research Logistics, 51, 117-136.

9. Y.Z. Wang, L. Jiang, Z.-J. Shen (2004). Channel Performance Under Consignment Contract with Revenue Sharing. Management Science, 50, 34-47.

8. Z.-J. Shen, C. Coullard, M. Daskin (2003). A Joint Location-Inventory Model. Transportation Science, 37, 40-55.

7. H. Huang, P. Pardalos, Z.-J. Shen (2002). Equivalent Formulations and Necessary Optimality Conditions for the Lennard–Jones Problem. Journal of Global Optimization, 22(1): 97-118.

6. C. Ma, G. Casella, Z.-J. Shen, T.C. Osborn, R. Wu (2002). A Unified Framework for Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci in Bivalent Tetraploids using Single-dose Restriction Fragments: A Case Study from Alfalfa. Genome Research, 12: 1974-1981. 

5. M. Daskin, C. Coullard, Z.-J. Shen (2002). An Inventory-Location Model: Formulation, Solution Algorithm and Computational Results. Annals of Operations Research,110, 83-106.

4. A. Chan, A. Muriel, Z.-J. Shen, D. Simchi-Levi, C.-P Teo (2002). Effective Zero-Inventory-Ordering Policies for the Single-Warehouse Multi-Retailer Problem with Piecewise Linear Cost Structures.   Management Science, 48, 1446-1460.  

3. Chan, A. Muriel, Z.-J. Shen, D. Simchi-Levi (2002). On the Effectiveness of Zero-Inventory-Ordering Policies for the Economic Lot-Sizing Model with a Class of Piecewise Linear Cost Structures. Operations Research, 50, 1058-1067.   

2. H. Huang, P. Pardalos, Z.-J. Shen (2001). A Point Balance Algorithm for the Spherical Code Problem. Journal of Global Optimization, 19: 329-344.

1. Y. Hu, Y. Guo, H. Wang, Z.-J. Shen, L. Zheng (1996). Simulation of Lubricant Rheology in Thin Film Lubrication. WEAR, Vol. 196, 249-253.