Biography

Xi Shan is an Operations Management scholar with expertise in Supply Chain Management and its intersection with Economics, employing methods like Game Theory and Mechanism Design, Contract Theory, and Artificial Intelligence. My academic journey began with a double Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Journalism from Peking University in Beijing, China. Later, I earned my Ph.D. in Operations Management from the Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas, where my research was recognized with a first-place award in the Three Minute Dissertation Competition. Furthermore, my experience as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Boston College, Carroll School of Management, has enriched my understanding of Operational Management.

Teaching

Operations Management, Business Analytics, Business Statistics, Predictive Analytics

Research Interests

Main Topics:
• Supply Chain Management: Supply Chain Network, Supply Chain Coordination, Supply Chain Disruption Risks
• Supply Chain Management & Economics Interface: Secret Offers and Opportunism in Vertical Contracting, Information Asymmetry
• Retailing: Assortment Planning
Main Methods: Game Theory and Mechanism Design, Contract Theory, Artificial Intelligence

Selected Publication

“A Responsive-Pricing Retailer Sourcing from Competing Suppliers Facing Disruptions,” with Tao Li and Suresh P. Sethi. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 24, no. 1 (2022): 196-213.