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Xuan (Jen) Zhao

Professor, Operations and Decision Sciences
xzhao@wlu.ca
Waterloo, Ontario
Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
Xuan (Jen) Zhao is an expert in entrepreneurship decision modelling, inventory management, operations-marketing interfaces, revenue management and supply chain management (including tariffs).

Areas of Expertise

  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Supply Chain and Logistics
  • Tariffs

Biography

BEng (Hunan University), MEng (Northeastern University), PhD (The University of British Columbia).

Professor Xuan Zhao earned her PhD in the joint fields of Management Science and Logistics at the University of British Columbia. Her research involves utilizing the tools of Management Science/Operations Research and Economics to model, analyze and derive insights into problems in the areas of Supply Chain Management, Revenue Management and Inventory/Production Control. Her research papers have been published or accepted by various journals such as Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, IIE Transactions, European Journal of Operational Research, Naval Research Logistics, Operations Research Letters, Decision Sciences, as well as in strong marketing journals such as Quantitative Marketing and Economics and European Journal of Marketing.

1. Supply Chain Management

2. Operations-Marketing Interfaces

3. Operations-Finance Interfaces

4. Behavior Operations

5. Circularity, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

6. Platform Operations

7. Electronic Vehicle Supply Chains

8. Entrepreneurships

For a full list of Zhao's research publications, visit her Google Scholar page.

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