Xinhui Zhang, Ph.D.
Finalist from INFORMS
Associate
Professor of Industrial Engineering
Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human
Factors Engineering
Wright
State University
234
Russ Engineering Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Dayton, OH 45435
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Details
on Our Research
Education
Ph. D.
The University
of Texas
at Austin,
August, 2003
Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
Program
M. S.
HuazhongUniversity of Science
and Technology,
China,
May
1998
Mechanical Engineering
B.S.
HuazhongUniversity
of Science and Technology, China,
May
1994
Mechanical Engineering
Academic
Appointment
06/09–present
Associate
Professor of Industrial Engineering
Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors
Engineering
Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435 09/03–06/09 Assistant
Professor of Industrial Engineering
Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors
Engineering
WrightStateUniversity, Dayton, OH
45435
Academic
Award
2013
Franz Edelman Frinalist for
Achievement in OR and
MS
INFORMS, 2013 Early
Career Achievement Award
Wright State University,
May, 2008 Outstanding
Young
Member
INFORMS (Dayton –
Cincinnati Chapter), 2008
Professional
Activities09/09~
Senior
Consultant, Kroger Corp.
Cincinnati,
OH, 09/10~
Senior
Consultant, Lineage Power
Corp.
Plano, TX03/07~10/10
Senior Consultant, Peco II
Corp.
Mansfield,
OH, 09/01~05/02
Operations Research
Analyst, Planmatics
Corp.,
Rockville,
MD,
06/01~08/01
Operations Research
Analyst, Net Exchange Corp.,
San
Diego, CA,03/00~05/01
Operations Research
Analyst, Caleb Tech. Corp.
Austin, TX,
Selected
Publications
Zhang,
X.*
and Y. Liu(2013). “Kroger Pharmacy
Simulation and Optimization
Improves Pharmacy Inventory
Management at Kroger
Corp,” Interface, to be accepted as
one of the six 2013 Franz
Edelman Finalists
Q. Liu, Y. Liu and X.
Zhang (2012)
"Spreadsheet Inventory
Simulation and Optimization
Models and its application in
a National Pharmacy Chain," INFORMS
Transaction on Education,
Special Issue Dedicated to
the Memory of Paul A. Jensen,
(to appear)
Zhang,
X.*,
M. Prajapatiand
E. Peden(2011). “Stochastic
Production Planning Under
Uncertainty,” International Journal
of Production Research, 49:7,
1957-1975
Aleman,
R.,
X. Zhang and R. Hill
(2010), “An Adaptive Memory
Algorithm for the Split Delivery
Vehicle Routing Problem,” Journal
of
Heuristics, 16:1, 441-473.
Aleman,
R.,
X. Zhang and R. Hill
(2009) “A Ring-Based
Diversification Scheme for
Routing Problems,” International
Journal of Mathematics of
Operational Research, 1:1,
63-190
Zhang,
X.*,
A. Chakravarthy and Q. Gu
(2009). “Equipment Scheduling
under Disruptions at USPS Mail
Processing and Distribution
Centers” Journal
of Operational Research
Society, 60, 598-610
Zhang,
X.*,
A. Chakravarthy and Q. Gu
(2009). “Review of Model and
Methodologies for Scheduling
Problems at USPS Mail Processing
and Distribution Centers,” International
Journal of Operations Research,
5:4 445-467.
Zhao,
Q., X. Zhang* and R.
Xiao (2008). “A PSO Algorithm
for Partner Selection Problem
with Due Date and Precedence
Constraint in Virtual
Enterprise”, Progress
in Natural Science,
18:11, 1445-1552
Zhang,
X.*,
H. Chen and A. Chakravarthy
(2008). “Structure Design and
Optimization for 2D LFSR Based
Multi-Sequence Test Generator in
Built-In Self-Test,” IEEE
Transactions on
Instrumentation and
Measurement, 57:3, 651-663
Zhang,
X.*,
(2006) “A Mathematic Model for
the Television Primetime
Advertising Allocation Problem,”
InternationalJournal
of Operations Research, 1:3, 302-322