Shi Chen
- Associate 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
- operations management
- operations research
- supply chain management
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”
J. Chen, S. Chen, Y. Xie, J. Wang, (2024). Production and Operations Management, forthcoming.
“When to Broadcast? An Analysis of Inventory Disclosure Policies for Online Flash Sales”
S. Chen, Z. B. Liu, K. Moinzadeh, Y. Tan, (2024). Information Systems Research, forthcoming.
“Enhancing Customer-Supplier Relationship Through Customer-Managed Inventory”
S. Chen, M. A. Cohen, H. Lee, (2024). Management Science, forthcoming.
“Cost Optimization in Cloud Computing: Capacity Reservation for Intermittent Random Demand Surges”
S. Chen, J. Lei, K. Moinzadeh, (2024). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 33(6), pp. 1265–1284.
“Inventory and Supply Chain Management with Auto-Delivery”
S. Chen, J. Lei, K. Moinzadeh, (2023). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 32(12), pp. 4068–4087.
“Cloud Computing Value Chains: Research from the Operations Management Perspective”
S. Chen, K. Moinzadeh, J. S. Song, Y. Zhong, (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”
S. Chen, J. Lei, K. Moinzadeh, (2022). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 24(2), pp. 1183–1201.
“Discount Schemes for the Preemptible Service of a Cloud Platform with Unutilized Capacity”
S. Chen, K. Moinzadeh, Y. Tan, (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”
M. Arbabian, S. Chen, K. Moinzadeh, (2021). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 23(1), pp. 191–209.
“Pricing Schemes in Cloud Computing: Reservation-Based versus Utilization-Based”
S. Chen, H. Lee, K. Moinzadeh, (2019). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 28(1), pp. 82–102.
“Impact of Supply Chain Transparency on Sustainability under NGO Scrutiny”
S. Chen, Q. Zhang, Y. P. Zhou, (2019). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 28(12), pp. 3002–3022.
“Inventory Control and Delivery Time Quotation for Assembly Supply Chains”
S. Chen, K. Moinzadeh, (2018). Operations Research, Vol. 66(4), pp. 1004–1022.
“Incentive Alignment and Coordination for Project Supply Chains”
S. Chen, H. Lee, (2017). Management Science, Vol. 63(4), pp. 1011–1025.
“Supply Chain Coordination with Multiple Shipment: Optimal Inventory Subsidizing Contracts”
S. Chen, H. Lee, K. Moinzadeh, (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