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CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Dr. Chen Shaoxiang

Deputy Director,  Nanyang EMBA Program

Nanyang Business School

S3- B2A-30

Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Avenue

Singapore 639798

Tel: (65) 67906143

e-mail: aschen@ntu.edu.sg

 

 

 

 

Education

 

            Ph.D.   Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. March 1993

                        Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

                        Minors: Finance

Thesis: The Optimal Policies for Some Stochastic and Dynamic Production Systems

                        Advisor: Professor M. Lambrecht

 

            MBA   Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.  July 1987

 

            B.S.    Nanjing University, China. July 1982

                        Mathematics

 

 

Professional Experience

 

2000-present  Associate Professor. IT and Operations Management Division, Nanyang Business School, NTU, Singapore

1995 – 2000   Lecturer, Nanyang Business School, NTU, Singapore

1993 – 1995   Finance and IT Manager, N.V. Bekaert, Belgium

1987 – 1993  Teaching Assistant, Docent, K.U. Leuven, Belgium

1982 --1984   Assistant Lecturer, Nanjing University, China

 

 

Professional Service

 

Deputy Director, the Nanyang EMBA Program, Nanyang Business School

Board Member and the Education Director of CILT Singapore (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation http://www.cilt.org.sg ).

Board Member, the CPL Quality Review Board. CPL (Certified Professional Logistician) was jointly launched by CILT and the Singapore government statutory boards of TDB (former IE) and iDA. It was the first of the kind in Asia.

Director of the CPL Examination Board

Director of the LPD Program. LPD (Logistics Professional Development) Program is a training program launched by CILT and the Singapore government statutory boards of TDB (former IE) and iDA to support in part of the CPL Program.

Chairman, MBA Business Study Mission to China

Chairman of the Staff Welfare Committee, Nanyang Business School

 

 

Consulting and Executive Training

 

IBM

Bell Alcatel

Ford Motors

DHL

TNT

Nissan

SATS (Singapore Airport Terminal Services)

NCB (National Computer Board of Singapore)

ERASMUS (Netherlands)

SASOL (a big South Africa chemical company)

LPD Program

Senior Chinese Officials and Managers from

   Shandong, Daliang, Liaoliang, Guangzhou, Hebei

 

 

Master Pieces of Projects

 

Bell Alcatel: Optimal Frequency and Sequencing of Quality Inspections

 

TNT: Designed and Developed the TNT IDEAL (Integrated Direct Express and Logistics Evaluation Tool), being used by TNT worldwide

Olam International:   Container Loading Optimization

 

Teaching Awards

 

Twice (1998, 1999) of the Teacher of the Specialization Award” See     http://www.ntu.edu.sg/nbs/awards/awards-teaching.htm

 

Research Awards

 

           2004 The Research of the Division Award

 

Courses Taught

 

MBA:   B6080   Supply Chain and Logistics management

                          B6624   Quality Management

                          B8640   Seminars in Technology Management

 

Undergraduate:

   

                          BM206  Quantitative Methods

                          AA204   Decision Tools

                          AB103   Business Statistics

                          AB113   Information Technology Management

                          BQ202  Statistical Process Control

                         BQ201  Total Quality Management

 

Referees

 

Operations Research

Management Science

IIE Transaction

 

 

Supervision

 

Ph.D and Master programs

External Examiner of PhDs of many other schools and universities

 

Sample Publications

 

·        Chen Shaoxiang, “The Optimality of the Hedging Point Policies for Stochastic Two-Product Flexible Manufacturing Systems,”

o       Operations Research, Vol. 52, No. 2,  pp. 312-322, March-April, 2004

·        Chen Shaoxiang, “The Infinite Horizon Periodic Review Problem with Setup Costs and Capacity Constraints: A Partial Characterization of the Optimal Policy,” Operations Research, Vol. 52, No. 3, May-June, 2004

·        Chen Shaoxiang, M. Lambrecht, “The Optimal Frequency and Sequencing of Tests in the Inspection of Multicharacteristic Components”,

o       IIE Transactions, Vol. 29, No. 12, Dec., 1997,  pp. 1039-1049

·        W. Gochet,, A. Stam, Chen Shaoxing, V. Srinivasan,  “Multi-Group Discriminant Analysis Using LP”,

o       Operations Research, USA, Vol. 45, No. 2, Mar.-April 1997, pp. 213-225

·        Chen Shaoxiang, M. Lambrecht, “X-Y Band and Modified (s,S) Policy”

o         Operations Research, USA, Vol. 44, No. 6, Nov. - Dec., 1996, pp. 1013- 1020

·        M. Lambrecht, Chen Shaoxiang, V. Nico, “A Lot Sizing Model With Queuing Delays: The Issue of Safety”,

o       European Journal of Operational Research, 89, 1996, 269-276

·        Chen Shaoxiang,  “Comments On a Lot Scheduling Problem”,

        Management Science, USA, Vol. 39, No. 3, March 1993

 

Working Paper  

·         Chen Shaoxiang, Lin Bing, Li Zhifeng,  “The Optimal Seat Allocation for the Two-Flight Problems,” under review by Transportation Science

 

·          Chen ShaoXiang, Feng Yi, Arun Kumar, “Single Product Economic Lot Sizing Problem with Setup/Ordering Cost, Equal Capacity Constraint and Convex Inventory Cost” to be submitted to Management Science                                

·        Chen Shaoxiang, Lin Bing, “Dynamic Seat Inventory Control for the Airline

             Round-trip and Multi-leg Problem,” to be submitted to Navel Research Logistics

 

Papers in Process

 

·        Chen Shaoxiang, Soh Wailin, Christina, “The Value of Online Visibility”

·        Chen Shaoxiang, “Inventory Centralization Paradox”

·        Chen Shaoxiang, “Container Loading Optimization Through Learning”

·        Chen Shaoxiang, “The Linkage Between State Accessibility and LP Output”