Research Projects

This page contains documents and links related to my work in Supply Chain Management area, including information about my dissertation-in-progress. My research interests include Logistics of production, distribution, and transportation systems, Mixed Integer Programming and its Application in Supply Chain Modeling, Cross-docking logistics problem, Vehicle Routing, and applications of branch and cut methodology.

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Current Projects

§ Branch and Cut for Split Delivery Vehicle Routing Problem

§ Direct-Store-Delivery Problem

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Research Projects

Sate University of New Jersey, Rutgers, Newark, NJ

§ March 2001-current

Demand and Supply Planning Optimization Project, General Chemical Group, NJ

We developed a mixed integer programming model to deal with after-acquisition production and distribution issues. Coded the MIP model in C++, and developed solution procedure utilizing CPLEX MIP solver. Trained company staffs to experiment with the model. The recommendations from this project saved the company several million dollars in operation spending. This project is a semi-finalist of the 2001 Edelman Award for Management Science Achievement.

§ Summer 1999

Supplier Selection and Collaboration Strategies, Rockwell-Collins, IA

We developed an Analytical Hierarchy Process and criteria for supplier selection, and designed strategies and policies for building strong alliances and collaboration between Rockwell and suppliers.

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Related Links

• Linear, Integer and Mixed Programming: Lindo, Lindgo and What'sBest! FREE Downloadable Versions of What'sBest!, a spreadsheet add-in that solves linear, non-linear, and integer programs, and other two basic products available from LINDO systems. The other two are: LINDO, the linear programming stand alone solver; LINGO, the linear, non-linear, and integer programming stand alone solver.
• Decision Science Journals Web includes
1. European Journal of Operations Research
2. International Journal of Production Economics
3. Operations Research Letters
4. Transportation Research: Methodology
5. Transportation Research: Logistics
6. Naval Research Logistics
• Decision Analysis Links: Analytical Hierarchy Process
• Supply Chain Management Links
• Supply Chain Network Simulation Links
• The WWW Virtual Library maintains an excellent set of links to Asian Health Care management issues at http://www.ldb.org/vl/geo/asia/index.htm. This is possibly the definitive starting point for Web-based information on this topic. As usual for the WWW-Virtual Library, very well updated and comprehensive.
• http://www.apmforum.com/emerald/asia-free-articles.htm, weekly Asian Management Research Review Index (free articles from Emerald every week)

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