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Professor of Operations Management

Marion B. Ingersoll Professor

Education

PhD Stanford University (2013)

MS Tsinghua University (2008)

Diplome d'Ingenieur Ecole Centrale Paris (2007)

BE Tsinghua University (2006)

Academic Expertise

Current Research

Operations management, stochastic inventory models, responsible and environmentally sustainable supply chains, renewable energy procurement and contracting, Battery-as-a-Service Model for Electric Vehicles, operations management in the cloud computing industry.

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 2013

Selected Publications

“Alliance Formations with Joint Sustainable Technology Innovation Efforts”
Chen, J., Chen, S., Xie, Y., and Wang, J., (2024). Production and Operations Management (forthcoming).

“When to Broadcast? An Analysis of Inventory Disclosure Policies for Online Flash Sales”
Chen, S., Liu, Z. B., Moinzadeh, K., and Tan, Y., (2024). Information Systems Research (forthcoming).

“Enhancing Customer–Supplier Relationship Through Customer-Managed Inventory”
Chen, S., Cohen, M. A., and Lee, H., (2024). Management Science (forthcoming).

“Cost Optimization in Cloud Computing: Capacity Reservation for Intermittent Random Demand Surges”
Chen, S., Lei, J., and Moinzadeh, K., (2024). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 33(6), pp. 1265–1284.

“Inventory and Supply Chain Management with Auto-Delivery”
Chen, S., Lei, J., and Moinzadeh, K., (2023). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 32(12), pp. 4068–4087.

“Cloud Computing Value Chains: Research from the Operations Management Perspective”
Chen, S., Moinzadeh, K., Song, J. S., and Zhong, Y., (2023). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 25(4), pp. 1338–1356.

“When to Lock the Volatile Input Price? Procurement of Commodity Components Under Different Pricing Schemes”
Chen, S., Lei, J., and Moinzadeh, K., (2022). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 24(2), pp. 1183–1201.

“Discount Schemes for the Preemptible Service of a Cloud Platform with Unutilized Capacity”
Chen, S., Moinzadeh, K., and Tan, Y., (2021). Information Systems Research, Vol. 32(3), pp. 967–986.

“Capacity Expansions with Bundled Supplies of Attributes: An Application to Server Procurement in Cloud Computing”
Arbabian, M., Chen, S., and Moinzadeh, K., (2021). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 23(1), pp. 191–209.

“Pricing Schemes in Cloud Computing: Reservation-Based versus Utilization-Based”
Chen, S., Lee, H., and Moinzadeh, K., (2019). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 28(1), pp. 82–102.

“Impact of Supply Chain Transparency on Sustainability Under NGO Scrutiny”
Chen, S., Zhang, Q., and Zhou, Y. P., (2019). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 28(12), pp. 3002–3022.

“Inventory Control and Delivery Time Quotation for Assembly Supply Chains”
Chen, S., and Moinzadeh, K., (2018). Operations Research, Vol. 66(4), pp. 1004–1022.

“Incentive Alignment and Coordination for Project Supply Chains”
Chen, S., and Lee, H., (2017). Management Science, Vol. 63(4), pp. 1011–1025.

“Supply Chain Coordination with Multiple Shipment: Optimal Inventory Subsidizing Contracts”
Chen, S., Lee, H., and Moinzadeh, K., (2016). Operations Research, Vol. 64(6), pp. 1320–1337.

Working Papers

“Who Directs the Control Tower? Customer vs. Supplier-Managed Inventory in Supply Chains”

S. Chen, M. A. Cohen, H. Lee, (Under revision).

“Supply Chain Coordination under Unknown Demand Distribution: Online Learning and Contracting”

S. Chen, H. Luo, Y. Wang, M. Zhang, (Under revision).

“Collective Renewable Power Purchase Agreement”

S. Chen, X. Hou, K. Moinzadeh, (Under revision).

“The Value of Negative Self-Disclosure in Supply Chain Social Responsibility”

S. Chen, T. Lu, Y. Tong, (In preparation for submission).

“Supply Chain Profitability and Resilience under Diffusion of Disruption Risks”

S. Chen, J. Lei, K. Moinzadeh, (Work in progress).

“Cost Optimization for the Battery-as-a-Service Model of Electric Vehicles: Inventory Management for Battery-Swapping Station Network”

S. Chen, K. Moinzadeh, R. Zeng, (Work in progress).

“A Dynamic Multi-Agent Framework for Collective ESG Investment: Mitigation, Greenwashing, and Strategic Trade-offs”

S. Chen, P. Wang, (Work in progress).

Honors and Awards

2020 - present: Marion B. Ingersoll Professorship, Foster School of Business

2020: Dean's Award for Research of the Year, Foster School of Business

2018: Meritorious Service Award, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Society

2017: Meritorious Service Award, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Society

Academic Service

2024 - present: Associate Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (MSOM)

2020 - present: Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management (POM)

2023 - 2024: Secretary and Treasurer, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Society