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  1. Serial Inventory Systems with Markov-Modulated Demand: Derivative Bounds, Asymptotic Analysis, and Insights

    Article • Operations Research, October 2017, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  2. Closed-Form Approximations for Optimal (r, q) and (S, T) Policies in a Parallel Processing Environment

    Article • Operations Research, October 2017, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  3. Exploiting Big Data in Logistics Risk Assessment via Bayesian Nonparametrics

    Article • Operations Research, June 2017, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  4. Optimal Policies for a Dual-Sourcing Inventory Problem with Endogenous Stochastic Lead Times

    Article • Operations Research, April 2017, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  5. Supply Chain Planning for Random Demand Surges: Reactive Capacity and Safety Stock

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, August 2016, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  6. Virtual Stockpile Pooling

    Article • Production and Operations Management, June 2016, Wiley

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  7. Equilibrium Joining Strategies and Optimal Control of a Make-to-Stock Queue

    Article • Production and Operations Management, June 2016, Wiley

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  8. On properties of discrete (r, q) and (s, T) inventory systems

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  9. Supply Streams

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, July 2013, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  10. Newsvendor problems with sequentially revealed demand information

    Article • Naval Research Logistics (NRL), October 2012, Wiley

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  11. Good and Bad News About the (S,T) Policy

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, January 2012, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  12. 2011M&SOMBest Paper Award

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, October 2011, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  13. An approximation for the inverse first passage time problem

    Article • Advances in Applied Probability, March 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  14. An approximation for the inverse first passage time problem

    Article • Advances in Applied Probability, March 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  15. Outsourcing structures and information flow in a three-tier supply chain

    Article • International Journal of Production Economics, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  16. No-Holdback Allocation Rules for Continuous-Time Assemble-to-Order Systems

    Article • Operations Research, June 2010, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  17. The Effect of Lead Time and Demand Uncertainties in (r, q) Inventory Systems

    Article • Operations Research, February 2010, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  18. Free riding in a multi-channel supply chain

    Article • Naval Research Logistics (NRL), September 2009, Wiley

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  19. The Value of Component Commonality in a Dynamic Inventory System with Lead Times

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, July 2009, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  20. Coordination Mechanisms in Decentralized Serial Inventory Systems with Batch Ordering

    Article • Management Science, April 2009, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  21. Inventories with Multiple Supply Sources and Networks of Queues with Overflow Bypasses

    Article • Management Science, March 2009, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  22. Managing an Assemble-to-Order System with Returns

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, January 2009, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  23. Analysis of Perishable-Inventory Systems with Censored Demand Data

    Article • Operations Research, August 2008, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  24. “Bricks-and-mortar” vs. “clicks-and-mortar”: An equilibrium analysis

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, June 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  25. Serial Supply Chains with Economies of Scale: Bounds and Approximations

    Article • Operations Research, October 2007, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  26. Rebate, returns and price protection policies in channel coordination

    Article • IIE Transactions, February 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  27. Inventory Planning with Forecast Updates: Approximate Solutions and Cost Error Bounds

    Article • Operations Research, December 2006, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  28. A Closed-Form Approximation for Serial Inventory Systems and Its Application to System Design

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, October 2006, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  29. On “The Censored Newsvendor and the Optimal Acquisition of Information”

    Article • Operations Research, December 2005, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  30. Backorder minimization in multiproduct assemble-to-order systems

    Article • IIE Transactions, August 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  31. A Series System with Returns: Stationary Analysis

    Article • Operations Research, April 2005, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  32. Order-Based Cost Optimization in Assemble-to-Order Systems

    Article • Operations Research, February 2005, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  33. On Measuring Supplier Performance Under Vendor-Managed-Inventory Programs in Capacitated Supply Chains

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, January 2004, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  34. Erratum to Bounds in “Serial Production/Distribution Systems Under Service Constraints”

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, October 2003, INFORMS

    Prof Guillermo Gallego, Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  35. The Effectiveness of Several Performance Bounds for Capacitated Production, Partial-Order-Service, Assemble-to-Order Systems

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, July 2003, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  36. Newsvendor Bounds and Heuristic for Optimal Policies in Serial Supply Chains

    Article • Management Science, May 2003, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  37. Order Fill Rate, Leadtime Variability, and Advance Demand Information in an Assemble-to-Order System

    Article • Operations Research, April 2003, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  38. Supply Chain Operations: Assemble-to-Order Systems

    Article • January 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  39. Performance Analysis and Optimization of Assemble-to-Order Systems with Random Lead Times

    Article • Operations Research, October 2002, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  40. Order-Based Backorders and Their Implications in Multi-Item Inventory Systems

    Article • Management Science, April 2002, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  41. Supply Chain Structures

    Article • January 2002

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  42. Introduction and Overview

    Article • January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  43. Newsvendor Bounds and A Heuristic for Optimal Policies in Serial Supply Chains

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, January 2002, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  44. Optimal Policies for Multiechelon Inventory Problems with Markov-Modulated Demand

    Article • Operations Research, April 2001, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  45. Contract Assembly: Dealing with Combined Supply Lead Time and Demand Quantity Uncertainty

    Article • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, July 2000, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  46. A Note on Assemble-to-Order Systems with Batch Ordering

    Article • Management Science, May 2000, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  47. Order-Fulfillment Performance Measures in an Assemble-to-Order System with Stochastic Leadtimes

    Article • Operations Research, February 1999, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  48. On the Order Fill Rate in a Multi-Item, Base-Stock Inventory System

    Article • Operations Research, December 1998, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  49. Price, delivery time guarantees and capacity selection

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, November 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  50. Inventory Control with Information About Supply Conditions

    Article • Management Science, October 1996, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  51. The Joint Effect of Leadtime Variance and Lot Size in a Parallel Processing Environment

    Article • Management Science, September 1996, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  52. Evaluation of base-stock policies in multiechelon inventory systems with state-dependent demands. Part II: State-dependent depot policies

    Article • Naval Research Logistics (NRL), April 1996, Wiley

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  53. Managing Inventory with the Prospect of Obsolescence

    Article • Operations Research, February 1996, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  54. The Effect of Leadtime Uncertainty in a Simple Stochastic Inventory Model

    Article • Management Science, May 1994, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  55. Understanding the lead-time effects in stochastic inventory systems with discounted costs

    Article • Operations Research Letters, March 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  56. Inventory Control in a Fluctuating Demand Environment

    Article • Operations Research, April 1993, INFORMS

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  57. Evaluation of base-stock policies in multiechelon inventory systems with state-dependent demands part I: State-independent policies

    Article • Naval Research Logistics (NRL), August 1992, Wiley

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  58. A Dynamic Mechanism for Achieving Sustainable Quality Supply

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  59. Supply Chain Models with Mutual Commitments

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  60. Retail Clusters in Developing Countries

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  61. Cost Reduction Through Operations Reversal

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  62. Payment Timing in Multiechelon Supply Chains: Cost Assessment, Incentives, and Coordination

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  63. Supply Chain Planning for Random Demand Surges: Reactive Capacity and Safety Stock

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  64. Reserves Pooling through Virtual Transshipments

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  65. Serial Inventory Systems with Markov-Modulated Demand: Solution Bounds, Asymptotic Analysis, and Insights

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  66. Contracting for Supply in an Unpredictable World

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  67. Coordinating a Semi-Centralized Global Production Network Through Different Levels of Headquarters Involvement

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  68. Optimal Policies for a Dual-Sourcing Inventory Problem with Endogenous Stochastic Leadtimes

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  69. Managing Social Responsibility in Multitier Supply Chains

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song

  70. Stock or Print? Impact of 3D Printing on Spare Parts Logistics

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Elsevier

    Professor Jing-Sheng Song