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Education
- B.S., M.S. in Mathematics
(Nanjing University, China)
- PhD in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (China)
Teaching
- Pricing Analytics and Revenue Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Statistics
Research Interests
- Big Data and Business Analytics
- Pricing Strategies and Optimization
- Financial and Risk Management
- Contract Design and Competition
- Service and Manufacturing Supply Chains
Journal Publications
- Houyuan Jiang, Zhan Pang
and Sergei Savin. 2012. Performance-Based Contracts for Outpatient Medical
Services. Forthcoming in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
(Keywords: Contract Design, Health Care)
- Zhan Pang, Youhua Chen, Youyi Feng. 2012. A Note on the Structure of Joint Inventory-Pricing Control with Lead Times. Operations
Research 60 (3) 581-587. (old_version) (new version) (Keywords: Pricing, Inventory Theory)
- Pedro Crespo Del Granado,
Zhan Pang, Stein W. Wallace. 2012. The Value of Energy Storage in
Domestic Homes: A Smart Grid Perspective. Energy Systems, accepted.
(Keywords: Energy, Smart Grid )
- Zhan Pang. 2011.Optimal
Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Control with Stock Deterioration and Partial
Backordering. Operations
Research Letters 39
(5) 357-379.
(Keywords: Pricing, Inventory Theory)
- Houcai Shen, Zhan Pang, T.C. Edwin
Cheng. 2011. The Component Procurement Problem for the Loss-Averse
Manufacturer with Spot Purchase. Int.
J. of Production Economics 132 (1) 146-153.
(Keywords: Behavior Theory, Inventory Theory)
- Lei Rao, Xue Liu, Le Xie, Zhan Pang.
2011. Hedging against Uncertainty: A Tale of Internet Data Center
Operations under Smart Grid Environment. IEEE Transactions on Smart
Grid 2 (3) pp. 555-563.
(Keywords: Risk, Smart Grid, Cloud Computing )
- Liuxin Chen, Frank Y. Chen, Zhan
Pang. 2011. Dynamic Pricing and Inventory Control in a Make-to-Stock Queue
with Information on the Production Status. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 8 (2) 361-373.(Keywords: Pricing, Inventory Theory)
- Houyuan Jiang, Zhan Pang. 2011.
Network Capacity Management under Competition. Computational Optimization and Applications 50 (2) 287-326.
(Keywords: Revenue Management, Game Theory )
- Youyi Feng, Zhan
Pang. 2010. Coordination of Production and Sales Admission Control in the
Presence of a Spot Market. Naval
Research Logistics 57(4) 309-329.
(Keywords: Inventory Theory, Commodity Risk )
- Youyi Feng, Jihong
Ou, Zhan Pang. 2008. Optimal Control of Price and Production in an
Assemble-to-Order System. Operations
Research Letters 36(4) 506-512.
(Keywords: Pricing, Inventory Theory)
Working Papers and Work-in-Progress
- Xin Chen, Zhan Pang. 2012. Coordinating Inventory
Control and Pricing Strategies for Perishable Products. Submitted. (Keywords: Pricing, Inventory Theory)
- Xuying Zhao, Zhan
Pang. 2012. Advance Selling with Price Guarantee: Profiting from Demand Uncertainty. Submitted.
(Keywords: Pricing, Consumer Behavior )
- Oded Berman, Ming
Hu, Zhan Pang. 2011. On the Bid Price Trends in Revenue Management. Submitted.
(Keywords: Revenue Management )
- Zhan Pang, Frank Y.
Chen. 2012. Coordinating Pricing and Inventory Control with Batch Production
and Erlang Leadtimes. Submitted. (First draft 2008)
(Keywords: Pricing, Inventory Theory)
- Zhan Pang, Houcai
Shen, T.C. Edwin Cheng. 2012. Inventory Rationing in a Make-to-Stock System
with Batch Production and Lost Sales. Submitted. (First draft 2010)
(Keywords: Inventory Theory )
- Qing Ding, Panos Kouvelis, Zhan Pang. 2011. Dynamic Financial Hedging Strategies for a Stochastic Commodity with Demand Uncertainty.
(Keywords: Financial Risk Management, Inventory Theory)
- Houyuan Jiang, Zhan Pang
and Sergei Savin. 2010. Dynamic Outpatient Appointment Management with Patient Choice.
(Keywords: Healthcare)
Professional Activities
- Reviewer for Management Science, Operations Research, M&SOM, Math OR, Production and Operations Management, Naval Research Logistics, Journal of Computing, European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, etc.

Industrial Projects on Business Analytics
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- Bell Lab (Ireland)
- Mobile Data Plan Pricing (2013)
- Shop Direct Group (UK)
- Product Return (2011)
- Fraud Risk Management for Online Businesses (2011 )
- Targeting Strategy in Direct Catalog Mailing (2012)
- Astra Zeneca (UK)
- Assessing the Impact of Clinical Event on Sales (2011)
- Knowledge Management in Conjoint Research (2011)
- Avis (UK)
- Car Rental Revenue Management (2012)
- Glassesshop.com
- Online Recommendation Systems (2012)
- Topship (Dongguan)
- Commodiy Purchase Risk Management (2005)
Last update: October , 2012