Dr. Zhili Zhou

Professor

Management School

Xi’an Jiaotong University

Xian Ning West Road #28，Xi’an, China

Tel: +86（029）82667833

Email:zlzhou@mail.xjtu.edu.cn

Eduction  Experience 
PhD  ( 1996-2000  )                                Management Science,   Xi’an Jiaotong University , China
MPhil ( 1996-1998 )                                Industrial Engineering,  The Hong Kong University of Science

                                                                and  Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, China
MSc  ( 1986-1990 ）               Mechanical Engineering,    Northwest Textile Institute, China
BEng ( 1979-1983 )                                Mechanical Engineering,     Xi’an Jiaotong University , China

Working Experience

2005- Today  Professor， Management School，Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

2001-2005     Associate  Professor，Management School，Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

1993-2001     Lecturer，Management School，Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

1983-1993     Lecturer, Northwest Texile Institute, China

Study and academic experience overseas

1996/09-1998/11 PG student in department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, The Hong Kong Univeristy of  Science and  Technology( HKUST ), Hong Kong, China

2002/07-2002/09   Research Associate, Hong Kong University of Science and  Technology( HKUST ), Hong Kong, China

2010/04-2010/05   Visiting professor，Ecole Centrale Paris University, France

2011/11-2012/02   Visiting Professor，School of Business, Loughborough University, UK

2015/01-2015/03   Visiting Scholar， The University of Hong Kong( HKU ), Hong Kong, China

2017/05-2017/06    Visiting Scholar, Santa Clara University, USA 

Second Award for Science and Technology Progress (for work on scheduling in Advanced Manufacturing System ), Shanxi province, China, 2004

New Century Excellent Talents (to be selected into the Program of New Century Excellent Talents in University) , Ministry of Education, China, 2006

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Research Interests/Areas

Operations Management and Operational Research.

More specifically: 

Operations planning and scheduling in production,

Logistics and supply chains,

Mathematical modelling and heuristic solution of practical operations problems.

Big Data for ......

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Research Students Supervised

Nine PhD students, More than twenty MSc students and Ninety MBA（Master of Business Administration）Students or ME（Master of Engineering） students were graduated. More than ten PhD students have started. 

Selected Research Grants

2020-2023，“Credit marketing and risk control are key issues to financal agencies for the development of credit business towards micro and small-sized enterprises”, Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB480,000.(No.71971168)

2014-2018, "Sub project 4: Operation Management of Low Carbon and Safe Logistics - The Sub Project of "Research On Modern Logistics Management for the Coordinated Development of Economy,  Society and Environment" ", One of Principal Investigators in Sub Project 4, Major Projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB1120,000 on Sub Project 4 ( No. 71390333 )

2015-2017,"Study on Scheduling of Single Coal Mine Production System Considering Transporation Plan", Principal Investigators , Shanxi Province Natural Science Foundation, China, RMB20,000 ( No.2015 JM7369 )

2007-2009,   “The scheduling problem of the complex production system in Advanced manufacturing”, Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB165,000.( No.70671081 )

2006-2008,"The study about the production and control in advanced manufacturing system” the Program of New Century Excellent Talents in university, Ministry of Education, ,Principal Investigator,RMB200,000.

2004-2006, “Logistics analysis and design in typical flowshop production systems”, Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China, RMB140,000.( No.70371037 ) 

2002-2004, “Logistics analysis in the flowshop production systems”, Principal Investigator, Shanxi Province Natural Science Foundation, China, RMB150,00.( No.2002G2 )

Production Planning and Control (undergraduate),

Operations Management (MBA)

Operations Management (Master of engineering) ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Logistics and supply chain management (Master of engineering)