Bio:  Yunzeng Wang is an Associate Professor at the School of Management of the University of Texas at Dallas.  He holds a Ph.D. degree in Operations Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.  Prior to joining UTD recently, he was an Associate Professor at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University.  Dr. Wang’s current research focuses on supply chain management with emphasis on decision problems that are on the interfaces of different functional areas, e.g., operations and marketing.  His research was awarded the prestigious George Dantzig Prize by the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) for its theoretical contributions and relevance to management practice.  He serves as associate editors for journals of IIE Transactions and Decision Sciences, and on the editorial boards for Manufacturing & Service Operations Management and Production and Operations Management. His publications have appeared in journals including Management Science, Operations research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Naval Research Logistics, IIE Transactions, etc. He has consulted for firms, including IBM, Teradyne, Rockwell Automations, etc.

Publications:

Working Papers

1.       Fang, X. and Y. Wang, (2006) “A Model for Partial Products Complementarity and Strategic Production Decisions under Demand Uncertainty”.

2.       Fang, X., K.C. So and Y. Wang (2006) “Component Procurement Strategies in Decentralized Assemble-to-Order Systems with Time-Dependent Pricing”.

3.       Li, H., P. Ritchken and Y. Wang (2005) “Option and Forward Contracting with Asymmetric Information: Valuation Issues in Supply Chains”.

4.      Jiang, L. and Y. Wang (2005) “Channel Structure and Performance of Decentralized Assembly Systems with Price-Sensitive and Uncertain Demand”.

5.       Tilson, V., Y. Wang  and W. Yang (2005), “Durable Goods Monopoly: Coexistence of Selling and Leasing to Individual and Corporate Customers”.

6.       Hu, X., H. Wang and Wang, Y. (2006), "Inventory Systems with Decreasing Purchasing Costs”.

Refereed Journal Articles

1.       Wang, Y. (2006) “Joint Pricing-Production Decisions in Supply Chains of Complementary Products with Uncertain Demand,”  Operations Research,  Vol. 54, No. 6, 1110-1127.

2.       Netessine, S, N. Rudi and Y. Wang (2006) " Inventory competition and incentives to backorder,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 38, No. 11, 883-902.

3.       Wang, Y., L. Jiang and Z.J. Shen (2004), "Channel Performance Under Consignment Contract with Revenue Sharing," Management Science, Vol. 50, No. 1, 34-47.  

4.       Gerchak, Y. and Y. Wang (2004), "Revenue-Sharing vs. Wholesale-Price Contracts in Assembly Systems with Random Demand,, Production and Operations Management, Vol. 13, No. 1, 23-33.  

5.       Wang, Y. and Y. Gerchak (2003), “Capacity Games in Assembly Systems with Uncertain Demand," Manufacturing & Service Operation Management, Vol. 5, No. 3., 252-267.  

6.       Wang, Y., M.A. Cohen and Y.-S. Zheng (2002), “Differentiating Customer Service on the Bases of Delivery Lead-Times,” IIE Transactions, Vol. 34, No. 11, 979-989.  

7.       Zhao, W. and Y. Wang (2002), "Coordination of Joint Price-Production Decisions in a Supply Chain," IIE Transactions, Vol. 34, No. 8, 701-715.  

8.       Wang, Y. and Y. Gerchak (2001), “Supply Chain Coordination When Demand is Shelf-Space-Dependent,” Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 3, No. 1, 82-87. 

9.       Wang, Y. (2001), “The Optimality of Myopic Stocking Policies for Systems with Decreasing Purchasing Prices,” European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 133, No. 1, 153-159.

10.   Wang, Y., M.A. Cohen and Y.-S. Zheng (2000), “A Two-Echelon Repairable Inventory System with Stocking-Center-Dependent Depot Replenishment Lead Times,” Management Science, Vol. 46, No. 11, 1441-1453.   

11.   Wang, Y. and Y. Gerchak (2000), "Input Control in a Batch Production System with Random Yields, Lead Times and Due Dates," European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 126, No. 2, 371-385.  

12.   Cohen, M.A., Y.-S. Zheng and Y. Wang (1999), "Identifying Opportunities for Improving Teradyne’s Service-Parts Logistics System,"  Interfaces, Vol. 29, No. 4, 1-18.   

13.   Wang, Y. and Y. Gerchak (1996), "Periodic Review Production Models with Variable Capacity, Random Yield, and Uncertain Demand," Management Science, 42 (1), 130-137.   

14.   Wang, Y. and Y. Gerchak (1996), "Continuous Review Inventory Control when Capacity is Variable," International Journal of Production Economics, 45, 381-388.   

15.   Parlar, M., Y. Wang and Y. Gerchak (1995), "A Periodic Review Inventory Model with Markovian Supply Availability," International Journal of Production Economics, 42, 131-136.

16.   Gerchak, Y. and Y. Wang (1994), "Periodic Review Inventory Models with Inventory-Level-Dependent Demand," Naval Research Logistics, 41, 99-116.   

17.   Gerchak, Y., Y. Wang and C.A. Yano (1994), "Lot Sizing in Assembly Systems with Random Component Yields," IIE Transactions, 26, 19-24.   

18.   Wang, Y. (1988), "Optimal Production Policies for a Pesticide Plant: Modeling and Analysis," Managerial Economics, (in Chinese).

19.   Wang, Y. and W. Ao (1987), "An Optimization Model for a Rural Energy Supply System," Systems Engineering, (in Chinese).

Refereed Book Chapters

20.     Wang, Y. and Y. Gerchak (2002), “Supply Chain Contracting and Coordination with Shelf-Space-Dependent Demand,”  in Supply Chain Management: Models, Applications and Research Directions, edited by J. Geunes, P. Pardalos and H.E. Romeijn, Kluwer Academic Publishers.  

21.   Cohen, M.A., V. Deshpande and Y. Wang (2003), “Managing Supply Chains with Differentiated Customer Service Segments: Models and Applications,” in The Practice of Supply Chain Management, edited by T. Harrison, H. Lee and H. Neale, Kluwer Academic Publishers.