Editor-in-Chief, Naval Research Logistics
Professor of Operations Management
Area PhD Coordinator
Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto
ming.hu "at" rotman "dot" utoronto "dot" ca
2017-, Professor, University of Toronto
2008-2017, Assistant / Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Ph.D. in Oper. Res., Columbia University [2009]
M.S. in Oper. Res., Columbia University
M.S. in Appl. Math., Brown University
B.S. in Math., Nanjing University
RSM370 Supply Chain Management (undergraduate elective)
RSM1241/1340 Operations Management (MBA core)
RSM3046 Revenue Management (PhD seminar)
Book Chapter
Competition in Multi-Echelon Systems
with A. Federgruen, 2017, Leading Developments from INFORMS Communities, R. Batta, J. Peng (Eds.), 178-211, in INFORMS Tutorials in Operations Research, J. C. Smith (Series Ed.)
Pricing and Matching in the Sharing Economy
with Y. Chen, Y. Zhou, 2018, Sharing Economy: Making Supply Meet Demand, M. Hu (Ed.), in Springer Series in Supply Chain Management, C. Tang (Series Ed.)
Online Group Buying and Crowdfunding: Two Cases of All-or-Nothing Mechanisms
with M. Shi, J. Wu, 2018, Sharing Economy: Making Supply Meet Demand, M. Hu (Ed.), in Springer Series in Supply Chain Management, C. Tang (Series Ed.)
Social Operations Management (SOM)
Here are my understandings of this emerging field:
1. SOM shall be analogous to social economics in economics, with SOM emphasizing the more detailed operational decisions, in the way that operations management differs from economics.
2. SOM shall differ from another field in OM, behavioral operations management, as it focuses on behaviors influenced by external social interactions instead of internal, psychological behaviors.
3. SOM shall focus on how social interactions, which lead to collective social behaviors, have an impact on firms' operational decisions, and more importantly, how operational decisions can influence the formation of collective social behaviors.
- Social Pricing (Airbnb)
Under the Same Roof: Value of Shared Living in Airbnb
with Y. Cui, Y. A. Orhun
- Matching (Uber)
Price, Wage and Fixed Commission in On-Demand Matching
with Y. Zhou
Pricing and Matching with Forward-Looking Buyers and Sellers
with Y. Chen
with Y. Zhou
2017 POMS College of Supply Chain Management Student Paper Competition, Honorable Mention (Yun Zhou)
2016 CORS Student Paper Competition Open Category, First Place (Yun Zhou)
2015 CSAMSE Annual Conference Best Paper Award, First Prize
2015 INFORMS Service Science Best Student Paper Award Competition, Finalist (Yun Zhou)
2016 MSOM Supply Chain Management SIG Conference
- Crowdsourcing (InnoCentive)
Simultaneous vs. Sequential Crowdsourcing Contests
with L. Wang
- Information, Rationality and Interaction
Efficient Inaccuracy: User-Generated Information Sharing in a Queue
with J. Wang
with Y. Liu, W. Wang, Management Science, forthcoming
2017 CSAMSE Annual Conference Best Paper Award, Honorable Mention
2017 MSOM Sustainable OM SIG Conference
Efficient Ignorance: Information Heterogeneity in a Queue
with Y. Li, J. Wang, 2018, Management Science, 64(6), 2650-2671 [appendix]
2016 POMS-HK Best Student Paper Competition, First Place (Yang Li)
2015 INFORMS Service Science Best Student Paper Award Competition, Finalist (Yang Li)
2016 MSOM Service SIG Conference
- Social Influence
Blockbuster or Niche? Competitive Strategy under Network Effects
with Y. Feng
NET Institute Working Paper #17-13, featured in NET Institute Fall 2017 Conference
Secrecy versus Transparency in Sales of Network Goods
with Z. Wang, Y. Feng
Liking and Following and the Newsvendor: Operations and Marketing Policies Under Social Influence
with J. Milner, J. Wu, 2016, Management Science, 62(3), 867-879 [appendix]
- Crowdfunding (Kickstarter)
Contingent Stimulus in Crowdfunding
2017 MSOM iFORM SIG Conference
Product and Pricing Decisions in Crowdfunding
with X. Li, M. Shi, 2015, Marketing Science, 34(3), 331-345 [appendix][erratum]
Executive Summary: Range
of Options, Prices Brings in the Crowdfunding Bucks
Press Release: Range
of
Options, Prices Brings in the Crowdfunding Bucks
[May 7, 2014] [Feb 2, 2015]
Media Coverage: PROFITguide
(Canada), Ideas for Leaders (UK), BizEd (UK), Inc. (US)
- Group Buying (Groupon)
Threshold Effects in Online Group Buying
with J. Wu, M. Shi, 2015, Management Science, 61(9), 2025-2040 [data]
Simultaneous vs. Sequential Group-Buying Mechanisms
with M. Shi, J. Wu, 2013, Management Science, 59(12), 2805-2822
Press Release: Is the Deal On? [Feb 21, 2012]
Media Coverage: Financial Times (UK), China Daily (China), The Daily Mail (UK), Toronto Star (Canada) [lead article in the Business section], The Latest News (Chile), AOL Money (UK)
Supply Chain Management
- Omnichannel Retailing
- Supply Chain Finance
Financial Pooling in a Supply Chain
with Q. Qian, S. A. Yang
2016 MSOM iFORM SIG Conference
- Mergers and Acquisitions
The Price and Variety Effects of Vertical Mergers
with A. Federgruen
- Competition in Supply Chain
Open or Closed? Technology Sharing, Supplier Investment, and Competition
with B. Hu, Y. Yang, 2017, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 19(1), 132-149 [appendix] [supplement] [blog]
Sequential Multi-Product Price Competition in Supply Chain Networks
with A. Federgruen, 2016, Operations Research, 64(1), 135-149 [appendix]
Unabridged Memo: Price Competition in Sequential Multi-Product Oligopolies
- Inventory Management
A Simple Heuristic Policy for Stochastic Distribution Inventory Systems with Fixed Costs
with H. Zhu, F. Y. Chen, Y. Yang
with Y.
Yang, 2014, Operations Research, 62(4),
812-828 [appendix]
2014 INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Paper Competition, Honorable Mention
2014 MSOM Supply Chain Management SIG Conference [slides]
- Joint Inventory and Pricing
Newsvendor Selling to Loss-Averse Consumers with Stochastic Reference Points
with O. Baron, S. Najafi-Asadolahi, Q. Qian, 2015, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 17(4), 456-469 [appendix]
When Gray Markets Have Silver Linings: All-Unit Discounts, Gray Markets and Channel Management
with M. Pavlin, M. Shi, 2013, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 15(2), 250-262 [appendix]
Revenue Management and Pricing
- Robust Pricing
with H. Chen, G. Perakis
- Competitive Pricing
Global and Robust Stability in a General Price and Assortment Competition Model
with A. Federgruen
Multi-Product Price and Assortment Competition
with A. Federgruen, 2015, Operations Research, 63(3), 572-584 [appendix]
Price Competition in the Presence of Social Comparison and Demand Uncertainty
Committed versus Contingent Pricing under Competition
with Z. Wang, 2014, Production and Operations Management, 23(11), 1919-1936 [appendix]
- Dynamic Pricing
Up then Down: Bid-Price Trends in Revenue Management
with Z. Pang, O. Berman, 2015, Production and Operations Management, 24(7), 1135-1147 [appendix]
Dynamic Pricing of Perishable Assets under Competition
with G. Gallego, 2014, Management Science, 60(5), 1241-1259 [appendix]
- Design and Pricing of Warranty
with G. Gallego, R. Wang, J. Ward, J. L. Beltran, 2015, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 17(1), 87-100 [appendix]
US Patent 2010/0185503, Product Warranties Having a Residual Value
Flexible-Duration Warranties with Dynamic Reliability Learning
with G. Gallego, R. Wang, J. Ward, J. L. Beltran, 2014, Production and Operations Management, 23(4), 645-659 [appendix]
US Patent 2011/0295756, Flexible Extended Product Warranties Having Partially Refundable Premiums
US Patent 2011/0295755, Flexible Extended Product Warranties
2017, Management Science Distinguished Service Award, INFORMS
2017, Annual Conference Best Paper Award, Honorable Mention, CSAMSE
2017, NET Institute Summer Grant
2016, Wickham Skinner Early-Career Research Accomplishments Award, POMS
2015, Roger Martin Excellence in Research Award, Rotman School of Management
2015, Rotman School of Management Teaching Award, University of Toronto
2015, Annual Conference Best Paper Award, First Prize, CSAMSE
2014, Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Paper Competition, Honorable Mention, INFORMS
2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, M&SOM Meritorious Service Award, INFORMS
2011, 2015, 2016, Management Science Meritorious Service Award, INFORMS
2011, Connaught New Researcher Award, University of Toronto
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, Excellence in Teaching Award, Rotman School of Management
2009, Connaught Start-Up Award, University of Toronto
2008-2010, Innovation Research Award, Hewlett-Packard Labs
Editor-in-Chief, Naval Research Logistics, 2018-
Co-Editor, Special Issue of Manufacturing & Service Operations Management on Sharing Economy and Innovative Marketplaces
Associate Editor, Operations Research, 2018-
Associate Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2018-
Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management, 2017-
Associate Editor, Naval Research Logistics, 2015-2017
Reviewer, Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Business Venturing, Naval Research Logistics, Operations Research Letter, IIE Transactions, Omega, Interface, European Journal of Operational Research, Decision Sciences, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Journal of Air Transport Management, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Transportation Research Part E, PLOS ONE, International Transactions in Operational Research, 2006-
Program Co-Chair, Invited Clusters, 2018 INFORMS
Co-Chair, Service Operations SIG (Special Interest Group), 2018 MSOM
Program Chair, Invited Clusters, 2016 INFORMS International
Track Co-Chair, Revenue Management & Pricing, 2015 POMS
US 2012/0087486, Call Center Resource Allocation, with J. L. Beltran, X. Zhang, I. A. Lopez, S. K. Jain, J. Z. Shan
US 2011/0295756, Flexible Extended Product Warranties Having Partially Refundable Premiums, with J. Ward, R. Wang, G. Gallego, E. Kayis, F. Balestrieri, S. K. Jain, J. L. B., D. M. Gilbert
US 2011/0295755, Flexible Extended Product Warranties, with J. Ward, R. Wang, G. Gallego, S. K. Jain, F. Balestrieri, J. L. Beltran, E. Kayis
US 2011/0093312, Modeling Wholesale Price Schedules to Reduce Double Marginalization, with J. Ward, J. L. Beltran, G. Gallego, S. K. Jain
US 2010/0191557, Usage-Limited Product Warranties, with J. Ward, J. L. Beltran, G. Gallego
US 2010/0185503, Product Warranties Having a Residual Value, with J. Ward, J. L. Beltran, G. Gallego, R. Wang, S. K. Jain