XU Liang
Full-time Faculty
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
LKCSB
Education
| Aug 2019 |
Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management |
| Jun 2013 |
M.S. in Management Science and Engineering |
| Jun 2011 |
B.S. in Logistics Engineering and Management |
Current Appointment
| 2022 - Now |
Assistant Professor of Operations Management |
Awards, Recognition and Honors
- M&SOM Meritorious Service Award, 2021
- Industry Studies Association Dissertatio0n Award, Finalist, 2020.
- Jeanne and Charles Rider Graduate Fellowship, Smeal College of Business, 2017, 2018.
- Ossian R. MacKenzie Doctoral Teaching Award, Smeal College of Business, 2017.
- First prize, Structural Modeling Applications for Research in Technology (SMART) Workshop Competition, Carnegie Mellon University, 2015.
- National Scholarship for Graduate Students, Sun Yat-sen University, 2012.
- Graduate School Fellowship, Sun Yat-sen University, 2012.
Research Interests
- Applications: Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Retail, Behavioral Operations
- Methodologies: Mechanism Design, Game Theory, Choice Model, Data Analytics, Causal Inference, Lab & Field Experiment Management
Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)
- Meng Li, Shuming Wang, Liang Xu. 2025. Replenishment Recommendation in Convenience Stores. accepted and published online at Production and Operations Management.
- Liang Xu, Mani Vidya, Hui Zhao. 2023. Not a Box of Nuts and Bolts: Distribution Channels for Specialty Drugs? Production and Operations Management, 32(7) 2283-2303.
- Liang Xu, Hongmin Li, Hui Zhao. 2022. Outcome-Based Reimbursement: The Solution to High Drug Spending? Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 24(4) 2029-2047.
- Liang Xu, Hui Zhao, Nicholas C. Petruzzi. 2021. Inducing Compliance with Post-market Studies for Drugs Under FDA’s Accelerated Approval Pathway. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 23(1): 170-190.
- Hui Zhao, Liang Xu, Siemsen Enno. 2021. Inventory Sharing and Demand-Side Underweighting. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 23(5): 1217-1236.
- Gang Chen, Waiman Cheung, Sung-Chi Chu, Liang Xu. 2017. Transshipment Hub Selection from a Shipper's and Freight Forwarder's Perspective. Expert Systems with Applications, 83:396-404
- Bin Zhang, Liang Xu. 2013. Multi-item Production Planning with Carbon Cap and Trade Mechanism. International Journal of Production Economics, 144(1):118–127.
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsLiang Xu is an award-winning operations management scholar whose research advances understanding of pharmaceutical, healthcare, and retail supply chains through innovative applications of mechanism design, behavioral operations, and data analytics.
Bridges rigorous methodological innovation (mechanism design, behavioral experiments, advanced analytics) with high-impact applications in pharmaceutical regulation, healthcare operations, and retail; recognized for influencing policy discussions (e.g., FDA accelerated approval reforms), and for award-winning teaching and research.
Focused research areas include Regulation and innovation in pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chains, outcome-based reimbursement, compliance with regulatory pathways, behavioral drivers in inventory and replenishment decisions, and the integration of advanced analytics and experimental methods in operations management.
Bridges rigorous methodological innovation (mechanism design, behavioral experiments, advanced analytics) with high-impact applications in pharmaceutical regulation, healthcare operations, and retail; recognized for influencing policy discussions (e.g., FDA accelerated approval reforms), and for award-winning teaching and research.
Focused research areas include Regulation and innovation in pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chains, outcome-based reimbursement, compliance with regulatory pathways, behavioral drivers in inventory and replenishment decisions, and the integration of advanced analytics and experimental methods in operations management.
Areas of Expertise
Healthcare OperationsPharmaceutical Supply ChainData AnalyticsBehavioral Operations
Past Awarded Grant
- PI. AI-Human Interaction in Inventory Decision. Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 1, Ministry of Education, Singapore, Fund No. C207/MSS23B009, Nov 2023-Apr 2025. Total Budget: SGD 39,141.
Latest Publications
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- M Li, S Wang, L XuProduction and Operations Management, 10591478251367129, 2025
- LL Xu, S Wang, M LiShuming and Li, Meng, Auto-Replenishment with Human Oversight: Evidence from …, 2023
- L Xu, V Mani, H ZhaoProduction and Operations Management 32 (7), 2283-2303, 2023
- L Xu, H Li, H ZhaoManufacturing & Service Operations Management 24 (4), 2029-2047, 2022
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Education
| Aug 2019 |
Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management |
| Jun 2013 |
M.S. in Management Science and Engineering |
| Jun 2011 |
B.S. in Logistics Engineering and Management |
Current Appointment
| 2022 - Now |
Assistant Professor of Operations Management |
Awards, Recognition and Honors
- M&SOM Meritorious Service Award, 2021
- Industry Studies Association Dissertatio0n Award, Finalist, 2020.
- Jeanne and Charles Rider Graduate Fellowship, Smeal College of Business, 2017, 2018.
- Ossian R. MacKenzie Doctoral Teaching Award, Smeal College of Business, 2017.
- First prize, Structural Modeling Applications for Research in Technology (SMART) Workshop Competition, Carnegie Mellon University, 2015.
- National Scholarship for Graduate Students, Sun Yat-sen University, 2012.
- Graduate School Fellowship, Sun Yat-sen University, 2012.
Research Interests
- Applications: Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Retail, Behavioral Operations
- Methodologies: Mechanism Design, Game Theory, Choice Model, Data Analytics, Causal Inference, Lab & Field Experiment Management
Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)
- Meng Li, Shuming Wang, Liang Xu. 2025. Replenishment Recommendation in Convenience Stores. accepted and published online at Production and Operations Management.
- Liang Xu, Mani Vidya, Hui Zhao. 2023. Not a Box of Nuts and Bolts: Distribution Channels for Specialty Drugs? Production and Operations Management, 32(7) 2283-2303.
- Liang Xu, Hongmin Li, Hui Zhao. 2022. Outcome-Based Reimbursement: The Solution to High Drug Spending? Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 24(4) 2029-2047.
- Liang Xu, Hui Zhao, Nicholas C. Petruzzi. 2021. Inducing Compliance with Post-market Studies for Drugs Under FDA’s Accelerated Approval Pathway. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 23(1): 170-190.
- Hui Zhao, Liang Xu, Siemsen Enno. 2021. Inventory Sharing and Demand-Side Underweighting. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 23(5): 1217-1236.
- Gang Chen, Waiman Cheung, Sung-Chi Chu, Liang Xu. 2017. Transshipment Hub Selection from a Shipper's and Freight Forwarder's Perspective. Expert Systems with Applications, 83:396-404
- Bin Zhang, Liang Xu. 2013. Multi-item Production Planning with Carbon Cap and Trade Mechanism. International Journal of Production Economics, 144(1):118–127.