Biography

Prof. Liu Chao is a full Professor at the College of Economics and Management, Tianjin University of Science & Technology. He is currently the deputy director of the logistics management department. He pursued his doctoral degree in Tianjin University and earned an MSc from Nottingham University Business School in the United Kingdom. His research interests focus on perishable product supply chains, behavioral operations management in supply chains, and green/sustainable supply chain management. As the first author, he published his work in mainstream journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research Part E, Applied Mathematical Modelling, Computers & Industrial Engineering, etc. Prior to joining the university, he had extensive managerial working experience in the pharmaceutical industry, such as Johnson & Johnson, and SmithKline Beecham. He is the recipient of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 72271185) and the Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20YJA630043). He also serves as the referee for the academic journals such as EJOR, CAIE, RAIRO-OR, JIMO and many others. You can find the following identifiers for more information on his most recent research works.

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8761-3728 .

Personal website www.scholat.com/chaoliu

Web of Science ResearcherID: HJP-1302-2023, https://webofscience.clarivate.cn/wos/author/record/HJP-1302-2023

Selected publications

Journal articles in English:

(1) Liu Chao*, Hou Ping. Dynamic modelling of cold chain logistics services under budget constraints for the delivery of fresh products in an urban area [J]. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2024, 125(PA): 809-835. SCI (JCR Q1, Top).WOS:001090945500001

(2) Liu Chao*, Lv Jingyu, Hou Ping, Lu Danrong. Disclosing products’ freshness level as a non-contractible quality: optimal logistics service contracts in the fresh products supply chain [J].European Journal of Operational Research, 2023, 307(3): 1085-1102. SCI (JCR Q1 Top), ABS 4. WOS:000931810900001

(3) Liu Chao*, Chen W, Zhou Qian, Mu Jing. Modelling dynamic freshness-keeping effort over a finite time horizon in a two-echelon online fresh product supply chain [J].European Journal of Operational Research, 2021,293(2):511-528., SCI (JCR Q1，Top), ABS 4 WOS:000637696600008

(4) Liu Chao*, Zhou Qian, Lv Jingyu, Jiang Yi. Sales price and service level on a dedicated online service platform: the dynamics under competing reference quality[J].Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2021, 162(12)., SCI/SSCI (JCR Q1), ABS 2. WOS:000720351400003

(5) Liu Chao, Chen W*. Decision making in green supply chains under the impact of the stochastic and multiple-variable dependent reference point [J].Transportation Research Part E, 2019, 128:443-469. , SSCI/SCI (JCR Q1Top), ABS 3. WOS:000482251000022

(6) Liu Chao, Chen W*, Mu Jing. Retailer's multi-tier green procurement contract in the presence of suppliers' reference point effect [J].Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2019, 131(92): 242--258., SSCI/SCI (JCR Q1), ABS 2. WOS:000468710600018

(7) Mu Jing*, Li Jing, Li Yaze, Liu Chao. The Dynamics of Brand-Driven Quality Improvement Decision-Making in Multi-Small-Supplier Agri-Food Supply Chain: The Case of China[J].Sustainability, 2021, 13(19), 10815., SSCI.

(8) Liu Chao*. Design Optimal Green Supply Chain Purchasing Contract Based on Principle-agent Theory[C]. Proceedings of 23rd Annual International Conference on Management Science and Engineering (ICMSE), VOLS. I AND II,2016 pp.268-273. WOS:000453861200037

Books in Chinese:

(1) Book《Dynamic quality control of the fresh products over online channels》2023.07, ISBN 978-7-5767-0953-7

(2) Textbook《Managerial decision making theory and methodology》2024.10, ISBN 978-7-5767-1708-2

Funding

(1) The recipient of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.72271185), “service quality and price iterative strategy in a fresh product supply chain.” 2023.1.1-2026.12.31.

(2) The recipient of Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.20YJA630043), “The quality control in an omni-channel food supply chain.” 2020.3-2022.12.

Teaching domains

(1) Decision making theory and methodology, 32 credit hours lecture for undergraduate students

(2) Purchasing management and inventory control, 32 credit hours lecture for undergraduate students

(3) Logistics and supply chain management, 24 credit hours lecture for postgraduate students