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Dr. Min Guo is an Assistant Professor at the School of Intelligent Finance and Business, Entrepreneur College, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He obtained his PhD degree in Strategy (Operations Management) from the University of Nottingham and a master's degree in Data Science (with distinction) from the University of Sheffield. Prior to pursuing his doctoral studies, he had working experience as a product manager in the IT department of Walmart. He has rich industrial project experience and is familiar with problem-driven research, applying multiple data-driven techniques. Dr. Guo has published several papers in high-impact international journals, including the International Journal of Production Research, Transportation Research Part D, Computers & Industrial Engineering, and others. He has led numerous government projects (e.g. MoE Humanities and Social Science Funding), innovation funds, and corporate initiatives. He also served as a reviewer for many international journals. His research outputs have been applied and have obtained several national patents and awards.
*Seeking research assistants in AI, OR, data science, or mathematics.*
Research interests
- Sharing and Circular Economy (Reusable Packaging Operations)
- Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management
- Behaviour Operation Research
- Data Science and Business Intelligence
Experience
Assistant Professor, School of Intelligent Finance and Business, XJTLU, -Present
Platform Product Manager, AHRC Centre for Digital Copyright and IP Research in China, 2021-2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Nottingham, China, 2021-2023
Product Manager, IT department, Walmart China HQ, 2019-2020
Teaching
Business Analytics
Essentials of Intelligent Supply Chain
Digital Supply Chain
Syntegrative Education in Deep Practice
Awards and honours
Best Paper Award in the 2025 International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS RIDE 2025)
Best Paper First Prize in the 2023 International Conference on Digital Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Silver Prize at the 14th Global Competition on Systematic Innovation
Silver and Bronze prize in the “Internet+” China innovation competition (International track)
Postgraduate Advantage Scheme scholarship, Full PhD DTP scholarship
UK student employee of the Year (highly-commended award)
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):
Research areas
- Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management
- Optimization and Simulation
- Data Science and Decision Support System
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Research on Incentive Mechanisms for the Drivers' Behaviors and Flexible Allocation Optimization of Cross-regional Transport Capacity of New Energy Freight Platforms under the Dual Carbon Goals
Guo, M. (PI), Hao, B. (Team member), Ni, Z. (Team member), Xiang, M. (Team member), He, T. (Team member), Yang, Y. (Team member), Li, S. (Team member), T., X. (Team member), Gu, X. (Team member) & Xiao, T. (Team member)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Integrated Decision on Resource Matching and Profit Allocation in a Reusable Transport Item Sharing Alliance: Addressing Members' Diverse Preferences and Contributions
Guo, M. (PI)
1/07/25 → 30/06/28
Project: Internal Research Project
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Logistics Digitalization and Optimization of Bosch Mobility Group China
Wang, Y. (PI), Xiang, M. (Team member), Li, S. (Team member) & Guo, M. (Team member)
1/09/25 → 6/10/25
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Research on the operation optimisation and application of the decision support system for the reusable packaging sharing platform
Guo, M. (PI)
1/09/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Other
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A dual large language model framework for forecasting maritime greenhouse gas emissions
Xu, S., Zhu, K., Zeng, F., Guo, M., Tan, B. & Tian, Y., 2026, In: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 153, p. 105202 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrated Optimization of Multi-Period Scheduling and Cross-Docking Delivery for Automotive Reusable Transport Packaging
He, J., Guo, M., Chen, X., Liang, Y. & Liang, Y., Nov 2025, In: Supply Chain Management [Chinese Journal]. p. 1-27Translated title of the contribution :多周期汽车循环包装器具调度及越库配送协同优化研究 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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实物互联网——物流网络的网络
Kong, X. T. R., Luo, H., Huang, G. Q. & Guo, M., 1 Jun 2025, Economic Science Press. 230 p.Research output: Book/Report/Edited volume › Book › peer-review
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Enhancing value creation of operational management for small to medium manufacturer: A conceptual data-driven analytical system
Harno, S., Kai Chan, H. & Guo, M., Apr 2024, In: Computers and Industrial Engineering. 190, 110082.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Incentivising-by-penalty: The optimal return strategy for a reusable transport item rental platform
Guo, M., Chan, H. K., Kong, X. T. R. & Thadani, D. R., Sept 2024, In: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 134, 104339.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Sustainable Operations in a Sharing Alliance: Joint Resource Distribution and Profit Allocation Scheme
Guo, M. (Speaker)
4 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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2025 National Conference on Supply Chain and Operation Management
Guo, M. (Participant)
5 Dec 2025 → 7 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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New Translation Book Launch Event: Physical internet: the network of logistics network
Kong, X. T. R. (Keynote speaker) & Guo, M. (Speaker)
18 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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From reusable packaging to packaging reuse: a reusable transport item sharing alliance
Guo, M. (Speaker)
25 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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A Hybrid ARIMA-LSTM-BPNN Model for Product Sales Forecast
Wang, Y. (Speaker) & Guo, M. (Speaker)
16 Mar 2025 → 17 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar