Lee Kong Chian School of Business
ZHENG Zhichao Daniel
Full-time Faculty
Associate Professor of Operations Management; PGR Coordinator, Operations Management
Education
2013 |
Ph.D.in Management |
2009 |
B.S. in Mathematics |
Current Position(s) Held
2020 - Now |
Area Coordinator of Operations Management |
2019 - Now |
Associate Professor of Operations Management |
2013 - 2019 |
Assistant Professor of Operations Management |
Research Interests
- Healthcare Operations Management and Analytics
- Supply Chain Coordination and Inventory Management
- Robust and Distributionally Robust Optimization
Awards, Recognition and Honors
- POMS-HK International Conference Best Student Paper Competition, First Prize, 2022
("Optimizing initial screening for colorectal cancer detection with adherence behavior" with Yini Gao, Yan He, and Ruijie Zhang) - Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, 2021
- Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, 2019
- Dean's Impact Award, 2017
- Management Science Meritorious Service Award, 2015
- The CSAMSE Annual Conference Best Paper Award, Second Price, 2015
("Pooling and Dynamic Policies to Deliver Differentiated Service" with Y. Zhong, M.C. Chou, C.P. Teo) - President Graduate Fellowship, 2009-2013
- Lijen Industrial Development Medal, 2009
(Awarded to the honours year students with the best academic exercises/projects) - Leong Teng Kian Memorial Prize, 2009
(Awarded to the best student in Mathmatics) - Honorable Mention in Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 2008
- Tan Teck Chwee Book Prize, 2008
(Awarded to the best student in Applied Mathematics on the results of the Science III Examination for the degree of Bachelor Science) - Singapore Ministry of Education SM2 Scholarship for PRC Students, 2004-2009
Journal Articles
- Tao Lu, Zhichao Zheng, Yuanguang Zhong, Maximizing the benefits of an on-demand workforce: Fill-rate-based allocation and coordination mechanisms, accepted for publication at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
- Zuo-Jun Max Shen, Jingui Xie, Zhichao Zheng, Han Zhou, Dynamic scheduling with uncertain job types, European Journal of Operational Research, 2023, 309(3):1407–1060.
- Guang Cheng, Sarah Yini Gao, Yancheng Yuan, Chenxiao Zhang, Zhichao Zheng, On the test accuracy and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study in Singapore, INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics, 2022, 52(6):471–582.
- Guodong Lyu, Mable C. Chou, Chung-Piaw Teo, Zhichao Zheng, Yuanguang Zhong, Stochastic knapsack revisited: The service level perspective, Operations Research, 2022, 70(2):729–747.
- Abraham Zhang, Zhichao Zheng, Chung-Piaw Teo, Schedule reliability in liner shipping timetable design: A convex programming approach, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2022, 115:499–525
- Yue Tang, Houyuan Jiang, Jingui Xie, Zhichao Zheng, A queueing model for customer rescheduling and no-shows in service systems, Operations Research Letters, 2021, 49(6):821–828
- Jiayi Liu, Jingui Xie, Kum-Khiong Yang, Zhichao Zheng, Effects of rescheduling on patient no-show behavior in outpatient clinics, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2019, 21(4):780–797.
- Guodong Lyu, Wang-Chi Cheung, Mable C. Chou, Chung-Piaw Teo, Zhichao Zheng, Yuanguang Zhong, Capacity allocation in flexible production networks: Theory and applications, Management Science, 2019, 65(11):5091–5109.
- Yuanguang Zhong, Zhichao Zheng, Mable C. Chou, Chung-Piaw Teo, Resource pooling and allocation policies to deliver differentiated service, Management Science, 2018, 64(4):1555–1573.
- Zhichao Zheng, Karthik Natarajan, Chung-Piaw Teo, Least squares approximation to the distribution of project completion times with Gaussian uncertainty, Operations Research, 2016, 64(6):1406–1421.
- Qingxia Kong, Chung-Yee Lee, Chung-Piaw Teo, Zhichao Zheng, Appointment sequencing: Why the smallest-variance-first rule may not be optimal, European Journal of Operations Research, 2016, 255(3): 809–821.
- Xiaobo Li, Karthik Natarajan, Chung-Piaw Teo, Zhichao Zheng, Distributionally robust mixed integer linear programs: Persistency models with applications, European Journal of Operational Research, 2014, 233(3): 459–473.
- Qingxia Kong, Chung-Yee Lee, Chung-Piaw Teo, Zhichao Zheng, Scheduling arrivals to a stochastic service delivery system using copositive cones, Operations Research, 2013, 61(3): 711–726.
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Karthik Natarajan, Chung-Piaw Teo, Zhichao Zheng, Mixed zero-one linear programs under objective uncertainty: A completely positive representation, Operations Research, 2011, 59(3): 713–728.
Research Advisor/Co-Research Advisor To
- WANG Xiaodong, PhD in Business (Operations Management)
- CHEN Ping, (pchen.2019@sjdba.smu.edu.sg), SJTU-SMU DBA