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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

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

1. “Cost Optimization in Cloud Computing: Capacity Reservation for Intermittent Random Demand Surges“

   Journal Article:Shi Chen, Junfei Lei, and Kamran Moinzadeh, (2024). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 33(6), pp. 1265-1284.
2. “Enhancing Customer-Supplier Coordination Through Customer-Managed Inventory“

   Journal Article:Shi Chen, Morris A. Cohen, and Hau L. Lee., (2024). Management Science (Articles in Advance First Published Online, March 21, 2024).,
3. “Inventory and Supply Chain Management with Auto-Delivery Subscription“

   Journal Article:Shi Chen, Junfei Lei, and Kamran Moinzadeh, (2024). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 32(12), pp. 4068-4087.
4. “No-Regret Learning in Two-Echelon Supply Chain with Unknown Demand Distribution“

   Journal Article:Mengxiao Zhang, Shi Chen, Haipeng Luo, and Yingfei Wang, (2023). In Proceedings of The 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS), Vol. PMLR 206, pp. 3270-3298.
5. “Cloud Computing Value Chains: Research from the Operations Management Perspective“

   Journal Article:Chen, S., Moinzadeh, K., Song, J., Zhong, Y., (2023). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 25(4), pp. 1338-1356.
6. “When to Lock the Volatile Input Price? Procurement of Commodity Components under Different Pricing Schemes“

   Journal Article:Chen, S., Lei, J., Moinzadeh, K., (2022). Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (MSOM), Vol. 24(2), pp. 1183-1201.
7. “Discount Schemes for the Preemptible Service of a Cloud Platform with Unutilized Capacity“

   Journal Article:Chen, S., Moinzadeh, K., Tan, Y., (2021). Information Systems Research (ISR), Vol. 32(3), pp. 967-986.
8. “Capacity Expansions with Bundled Supplies of Attributes: An Application to Server Procurement in Cloud Computing“

   Journal Article:Arbabian, M., Chen, S., Moinzadeh, K., (2021). Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Vol. 23(1), pp. 191–209.
9. “Impact of Supply Chain Transparency on Sustainability under NGO Scrutiny“

   Journal Article:Chen, S., Zhang, Q., Zhou, Y. P., (2019). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 28(12), pp. 3002-3022.
10. “Pricing Schemes in Cloud Computing: Utilization-Based versus Reservation-Based“

    Journal Article:Chen, S., Lee, H. and Moinzadeh, K., (2019). Production and Operations Management, Vol. 28(1), pp. 82-102.
11. “Inventory Control and Delivery Time Quotation for Assembly Supply Chains“

    Journal Article:Chen, S., and Moinzadeh, K., (2018). Operations Research, Vol. 66(4), pp. 1004-1022.
12. “Incentive Alignment and Coordination of Project-Based Supply Chains“

    Journal Article:Chen, S., and Lee, H., (2017). Management Science, Vol. 63(4), pp. 1011-1025.
13. “Supply Chain Coordination with Multiple Shipments: the Optimal Inventory Subsidizing Contracts“

    Journal Article:Chen, S., Lee, H., and Moinzadeh, K., (2016). Operations Research, Vol. 64(6), pp. 1320-1337.

Working Papers

“When to Broadcast? Inventory Disclosure Policies for Online Sales of Limited Inventory,” with Zibo Liu, Kamran Moinzadeh, and Yong Tan. Under Review. Preview available at SSRN (https://ssrn.com/abstract=3587816)

“Coordination under Unknown Demand Distribution: Online Learning for Two-Echelon Supply Chains,” with Haipeng Luo, Yingfei Wang, and Mengxiao Zhang. Under Review. Preview available at SSRN (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4456201)

“Collective Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for Renewable Energies – Negotiation and Risk Sharing Mechanisms,” with Xiaoxuan Hou. Under Review. Preview available at SSRN (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4903084)

“Alliance Formations with Joint Innovation Efforts in Environmentally Sustainable Technology,” with Junlin Chen, Yujie Xie, and Jinting Wang. Under Review.

“Who Directs the Control Tower? Customer versus Supplier-Managed Inventory,” with Morris A. Cohen and Hau Lee. Work in progress.

“Supply Chain Profitability and Resilience under Diffusion of Disruption Risks”, with Junfei Lei and Kamran Moinzadeh. Work in progress.

“Cost Optimization for the Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) Model of Electric Vehicles: Inventory Management for Battery-Swapping Station Network,” with Kamran Moinzadeh. Work in progress.

“The Value of Negative Self-Disclosure in Supply Chain Social Responsibility,” with Yang Tong and Tao Lu. 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)

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

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