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Personal profile
Dr. Jianxin Fang is an Assistant Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the International Business School Suzhou, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from École Centrale de Lille (France), while had a joint Ph.D. program at the University of California, Riverside (USA). Afterwards, he worked as a Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. His research interests span in the broad domain of supply chain management, which include mathematical modeling of practical problems arising from production and logistics, developing solution procedures based on quantitative analytical methods, and deriving managerial insights.
You could find the details of his research outputs at:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=entzom=-480user=mFtrPVkAAAAJ
Research interests
- Integrated production and inventory systems
- Stochastic modelling of Manufacturing and Service systems
- Scheduling problems
- Markov Decision Process
- Reinforcement Learning
Experience
Deputy Program Director of Msc. Operations and Supply China Management, 2/2024-present
Assistant Professor, IBSS, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2021-present
Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, 2018-2021
Visiting Scholar, Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California (Riverside)
Teaching
IOM 404 - Strategic Operations Management
IOM 411 - Logistcis and Physical Distribution
IOM 428 - Operations Management and Strategy
IOM 415 - Supply Chain Management Dissertation
BUS 303 - Final Year Project
Executive Eduation - MAP etc.
Awards and honours
Research & Teaching backbone, Suzhou Industry Park, 2023.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PGCert in Learning and Teaching
Award Date: 1 Apr 2023
PhD, Ecole Centrale de Lille (France)
PhD, Joint PhD. program with the University of California (Riverside).
Research areas
- Operations and supply chain management
- Inventory and production control
- Revenue management
- Markov Decision Process
- Reinforcement Learning
- Stochastic modeling and applications
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Inventory control and order management policies for Assemble-To-Order systems under the coproduction effect
Fang, J. (PI)
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Governmental Research Project
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TDF: The application of gamification teaching to enhance learning experiences in operations management related modules
Fang, J. (PI)
1/02/23 → 31/01/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Exploring the near-optimal policies and efficient computational algorithms for large-scale general-structure Assemble-To-Order (ATO) systems
Fang, J. (PI) & ElHafsi, M. (Team member)
1/03/22 → 28/02/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Suzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Supply Chain Excellence
Chen, J. (PI), Liu, G. (Team member), Xu, J. (Team member), Lin, J. (Team member), Qian, L. (Team member), Chen, L. (Team member), Lockstroem, M. (Team member), Ni, Z. (Team member), Li, Y. (Team member), Chu, J. (Team member), Li, L. (Team member), Fang, J. (Team member) & Zhang, R. (Team member)
1/10/08 → 1/10/11
Project: Governmental Research Project
Research output
- 7 Article
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Optimal and near-optimal control of a capacitated assemble-to-order system with component commonality and backordered demands
Fang, J. & Elhafsi, M., Jul 2025, In: International Journal of Production Research. 63, 13, p. 4800-4819 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Problems and Solution Methods of Machine Scheduling in Semiconductor Manufacturing Operations: A Survey
Fang, J., Cheang, B. & Lim, A., Aug 2023, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). p. 13012 15(17).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
A data-driven approach to objective evaluation of urban low carbon development performance
Zhang, L., Chung, Y. C., Zhou, P. & Fang, J., 25 Sept 2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 368Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
24 Citations (Scopus) -
Optimal production and inventory control of multi-class mixed backorder and lost sales demand class models
ElHafsi, M., Fang, J. & Hamouda, E., 16 May 2021, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 291, 1, p. 147-161 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access25 Citations (Scopus) -
A novel decomposition-based method for solving general-product structure assemble-to-order systems
ElHafsi, M., Fang, J. & Hamouda, E., 1 Oct 2020, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 286, 1, p. 233-249 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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The 20th International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management
Jianxin Fang (Participant)
8 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Optimal production and inventory rationing of an assembly system with heterogeneous demands
Jianxin Fang (Speaker)
11 Jul 2025 → 15 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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The 15th POMS-HK International Conference
Jianxin Fang (Participant)
3 Jan 2025 → 5 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Shanxi International Conference on Management Science
Jianxin Fang (Participant)
20 Dec 2024 → 22 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Honorary Recognised Supervisor
Jianxin Fang (Participant)
9 Sept 2024 → 9 Sept 2027Activity: Other › Honorary Position