Frontiers Series Lecture in Management Science and Engineering
Topic: Optimal Order Assignment Policy for a Hybrid On-demand Delivery Platform with Heterogeneous Customers
Speaker: Professor Wang Mingzheng
Time: December 20, 2024, 9:30 AM
Venue: Room B117, SEM
Tencent Meeting ID: 459-123-161
Speaker Introduction
Wang Mingzheng is a Professor at the School of Management, Zhejiang University, and serves as the Deputy Head of the Department of Data Science and Management Engineering. He holds key positions in multiple academic organizations, including:
Vice Chairman, Logistics System Engineering Committee of the Chinese Society for Systems Engineering
Vice Chairman, E-Commerce and Cyberspace Management Committee of the Chinese Modernization Research Association
Vice Chairman, Network Science Committee of the Chinese Society for Management Science and Engineering
Research Focus
Professor Wang’s research interests span several cutting-edge fields, including:
ESG and sustainable supply chain management
New retail operations and supply chain management
Digital and intelligent operations on platforms
Data-driven decision-making and data economics
Big data analysis and statistical optimization
Online learning optimization algorithms
Deep reinforcement learning algorithms
Intelligent logistics optimization models and algorithms
Business analytics and decision intelligence
Academic Achievements
Professor Wang has published over 70 papers in prestigious international and domestic journals, including Operations Research, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, INFORMS Journal on Computing, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, EJOR, IIPE, TRE, and IEEE Transactions SMC-S. His work has been recognized with multiple best paper awards at top-tier international conferences such as INFORMS-DS, ICIS, and POMSICC.
Projects and Collaborations
In recent years, Professor Wang has led:
A Key Project and a Key International Collaboration Project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Collaborations with national initiatives such as major technology projects, research innovation groups, and the 863 Program.
Currently, he is managing NSFC key projects on:
1. Operational Management Theories and Methods for New Retail Models
2. Intelligent Operational Coordination for On-demand Retail Platforms
He actively collaborates with enterprises such as JD Logistics, Meituan, Alibaba’s Freshippo (Hema), and Ele.me to address real-world operational challenges by leveraging data and model-driven decision optimization methods.
