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    • Y. Li, T. Dai, and X. Qi, ¡°A Theory of Interior Peaks: Activity Sequencing and Selection for Service Design,¡± Manuf. Serv. Oper. Manag., vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 993¨C1001, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1287/msom.2021.0970.
    • B. Liu, L. Shen, J. Xu, and X. Zhao, ¡°A complimentary extended warranty: Profit analysis and pricing strategy,¡± International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 229. 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107860.
    • L. Chen, H. K. Chan, and X. Zhao, ¡°Supply chain finance: Latest research topics and research opportunities,¡± International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 229. 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107766.
    • J. Chu and K. Huang, ¡°Integrating decisions with advance supply information in an assemble-to-order system,¡± Naval Research Logistics, vol. 67, no. 1. pp. 34¨C44, 2020. doi: 10.1002/nav.21881.
    • M. ElHafsi, J. Fang, and E. Hamouda, ¡°A novel decomposition-based method for solving general-product structure assemble-to-order systems,¡± European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 286, no. 1. pp. 233¨C249, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.03.016.
    • M. ElHafsi, J. Fang, and E. Hamouda, ¡°Optimal production and inventory control of multi-class mixed backorder and lost sales demand class models,¡± European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 291, no. 1. pp. 147¨C161, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.09.009.
    • G. Liu, L. Li, J. Chen, and F. Ma, ¡°Inventory sharing strategy and optimization for reusable transport items,¡± International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 228. 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107742.
    • F. Jia, S. Yin, L. Chen, and X. Chen, ¡°The circular economy in the textile and apparel industry: A systematic literature review,¡± Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 259. 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120728.
    • Y. Jiang, F. Jia, C. Blome, and L. Chen, ¡°Achieving sustainability in global sourcing: towards a conceptual framework,¡± Supply Chain Management, vol. 25, no. 1. pp. 35¨C60, 2020. doi: 10.1108/SCM-12-2018-0448.
    • F. Jia, T. Zhang, and L. Chen, ¡°Sustainable supply chain Finance:Towards a research agenda,¡± Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 243. 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118680.
    • J. Wang, X. Lai, S. Zhang, W. M. Wang, and J. Chen, ¡°Predicting customer absence for automobile 4S shops: A lifecycle perspective,¡± Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 89. 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.engappai.2019.103405.
    • L. Li, Z. Wang, L. Chen, and Z. Wang, ¡°Consumer preferences for battery electric vehicles: A choice experimental survey in China,¡± Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 78. 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.trd.2019.11.014.
    • J. Lin, M. M. Naim, and V. L. M. Spiegler, ¡°Delivery time dynamics in an assemble-to-order inventory and order based production control system,¡± International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 223. 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.107531.
    • T. Qin, Y. Du, J. H. Chen, and M. Sha, ¡°Combining mixed integer programming and constraint programming to solve the integrated scheduling problem of container handling operations of a single vessel,¡± European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 285, no. 3. pp. 884¨C901, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.02.021.
    • Y. Shou, X. Zhao, and L. Chen, ¡°Operations strategy of cloud-based firms: achieving firm growth in the Big Data era,¡± International Journal of Operations and Production Management, vol. 40, no. 6. pp. 873¨C896, 2020. doi: 10.1108/IJOPM-01-2019-0089.
    • X. Song, H. Ying, X. Zhao, and L. Chen, ¡°Improving assessment capability for accounts receivable pool financiers: An empirical investigation,¡± Industrial Management and Data Systems, vol. 120, no. 3. pp. 547¨C566, 2020. doi: 10.1108/IMDS-04-2019-0239.
    • W. Liu, W. Wei, C. Si, D. Xie, and L. Chen, ¡°Effect of supply chain strategic collaboration announcements on shareholder value: an empirical investigation from China,¡± International Journal of Operations and Production Management, vol. 40, no. 4. pp. 389¨C414, 2020. doi: 10.1108/IJOPM-05-2019-0368.
    • Y. Wang, F. Jia, T. Schoenherr, Y. Gong, and L. Chen, ¡°Cross-border e-commerce firms as supply chain integrators: The management of three flows,¡± Industrial Marketing Management, vol. 89. pp. 72¨C88, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2019.09.004.
    • Y. Wang, F. Yan, F. Jia, and L. Chen, ¡°Building supply chain resilience through ambidexterity: an information processing perspective,¡± International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 2021. doi: 10.1080/13675567.2021.1944070.
    • Y. Zhan, K. H. Tan, L. Chung, L. Chen, and X. Xing, ¡°Leveraging social media in new product development: organisational learning processes, mechanisms and evidence from China,¡± International Journal of Operations and Production Management, vol. 40, no. 5. pp. 671¨C695, 2020.
    • L. Chen, F. P. Jia, T. Li, and T. Zhang, ¡°Supply chain leadership and firm performance: A meta-analysis,¡± International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 235. 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108082.
    • L. Chen, M. Jiang, F. Jia, and G. Liu, ¡°Artificial intelligence adoption in business-to-business marketing: toward a conceptual framework,¡± Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. 2021. doi: 10.1108/JBIM-09-2020-0448 .
    • L. Chen, A. Moretto, F. Jia, F. Caniato, and Y. Xiong, ¡°The role of digital transformation to empower supply chain finance: current research status and future research directions (Guest editorial),¡± International Journal of Operations and Production Management, vol. 41, no. 4. pp. 277¨C288, 2021. doi: 10.1108/IJOPM-04-2021-838.
    • L. Wang, F. Jia, L. Chen, Q. Xu, and X. Lin, ¡°Exploring the dependence structure among Chinese firms in the 5G industry,¡± Industrial Management and Data Systems, vol. 121, no. 2. pp. 409¨C435, 2021. doi: 10.1108/IMDS-06-2020-0323.
    • X. Chen, L. Chen, M. Jiang, and J. Yan, ¡°Does R&D intensity promote the adoption of circular supply chain management? Evidence from China,¡± Industrial Marketing Management, vol. 99. pp. 153¨C166, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2021.10.015.
    • X. Xiang and C. Liu, ¡°An almost robust optimization model for integrated berth allocation and quay crane assignment problem,¡± Omega, vol. 104, p. 102455, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.omega.2021.102455.
    • X. Li, G. Huang, J. Chu, B. Zheng, and K. Huang, ¡°How retailer co-opetition impacts pricing, collecting and coordination in a closed-loop supply chain,¡± Sustainability (Switzerland), vol. 13, no. 18. 2021. doi: 10.3390/su131810025.
    • J. Xu, L. Chen, and O. Tang, ¡°An online algorithm for the risk-aware restless bandit,¡± European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 290, no. 2. pp. 622¨C639, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.08.028.
    • J. Xu, B. Liu, H. Mo, and D. Dong, ¡°Bayesian adversarial multi-node bandit for optimal smart grid protection against cyber attacks,¡± Automatica, vol. 128. 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.automatica.2021.109551.
    • J. Xu, X. Zhao, and B. Liu, ¡°A risk-aware maintenance model based on a constrained Markov decision process,¡± IISE Transactions. 2021. doi: 10.1080/24725854.2021.1973156.
    • Y. Yang, F. Jia, L. Chen, Y. Wang, and Y. Xiong, ¡°Adoption timing of OHSAS 18001 and firm performance: An institutional theory perspective,¡± International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 231. 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107870.
    • Y. Yang, J. Lin, G. Liu, and L. Zhou, ¡°The behavioural causes of bullwhip effect in supply chains: A systematic literature review,¡± International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 236. 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108120.
    • Y. Yang, G. Orzes, F. Jia, and L. Chen, ¡°Does GRI Sustainability Reporting Pay Off? An Empirical Investigation of Publicly Listed Firms in China,¡± Business and Society, vol. 60, no. 7. pp. 1738¨C1772, 2021. doi: 10.1177/0007650319831632.
    • H. Ying, L. Chen, and X. Zhao, ¡°Application of text mining in identifying the factors of supply chain financing risk management,¡± Industrial Management and Data Systems, vol. 121, no. 2. pp. 498¨C518, 2021. doi: 10.1108/IMDS-06-2020-0325.
    • Y. Li, Q. Wang, Z. Wang, and L. Chen, ¡°Improving business processes or human resources? The performance implications and contingencies,¡± Industrial Management and Data Systems. 2021. doi: 10.1108/IMDS-08-2020-0476.
    • Y. Zhang, J. Chen, and Z. Jiang, ¡°Optimal product service system configuration considering pairing utility and uncertain customer behavior,¡± Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal. 2021. doi: 10.1007/s10696-021-09424-9.
    • B. Zheng, J. Chu, and L. Jin, ¡°Recycling channel selection and coordination in dual sales channel closed-loop supply chains,¡± Applied Mathematical Modelling, vol. 95. pp. 484¨C502, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.apm.2021.02.022.
    • B. Zheng, N. Yu, and J. Chu, ¡°Managing Sales Channel Selection for a Manufacturer in the Presence of Remanufacturing,¡± Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, vol. 30, no. 5. pp. 600¨C625, 2021. doi: 10.1007/s11518-021-5504-6.
    • G. Huang, F. Ye, Y. Li, L. Chen, and M. Zhang, ¡°Corporate social responsibility and bank credit loans: Exploring the moderating effect of the institutional environment in China,¡± Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 2022. doi: 10.1007/s10490-021-09800-x.
    • J. Lin, L. Zhou, V. L. M. Spiegler, M. M. Naim, and A. Syntetos, ¡°Push or Pull? The impact of ordering policy choice on the dynamics of a hybrid closed-loop supply chain,¡± European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 300, no. 1. pp. 282¨C295, 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.10.031.
    • L. Wang, F. Jia, L. Chen, and Q. Xu, ¡°Forecasting SMEs¡¯ credit risk in supply chain finance with a sampling strategy based on machine learning techniques,¡± Annals of Operations Research. 2022. doi: 10.1007/s10479-022-04518-5.
    • L. Wang, F. Jia, L. Chen, and Q. Xu, ¡°The Effect of Development of Social Good Products on Market Value: Evidence From Vaccine Manufacturing Enterprises,¡± IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 2022. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2021.3131731.

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    • Operational optimisation for Anwood Logistics System Cooperation (ALSCO)¡¯s shared pallets business, 500,000 RMB, 1 September 2019 to 31 May 2021;
    • Artificial intelligence-based supply chain optimisation platform, 990,000 RMB, 1 July 2018 to 13 January 2022; and
    • IoT (Internet of Things)-based hazardous logistics monitoring and risk assessing system, 960,000 RMB, 30 June 2018 to 19 April 2021.
    • Research on complex dynamics of consumer electronics closed-loop supply chain based on control theory, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 300,000 RMB, 14 April 2021 to 12 December 2023
    • Research on joint optimisation of parts inventory control and allocation for an assembly-to-order (ATO) system based on scenario trees, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 300,000 RMB, 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024