Yun Zhou

Yun Zhou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Operations Management at DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. His research bridges theoretical operations research with practical applications in supply chain optimization, revenue management, and healthcare logistics.

• PhD: Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
• Doctorate & B.Sc.: Tsinghua University

Dr. Zhou specializes in revenue management, supply chain coordination, and dynamic pricing, particularly in on-demand delivery systems and sharing economy platforms. His work addresses uncertainty in demand, perishable product inventory, and healthcare operations challenges like vaccine allocation and surgical scheduling.

Recent publications focus on robotic warehouse systems (e.g., rack-moving robots for order picking), price and matching dynamics in sharing economies, and blood supply chain coordination. These span optimization algorithms, stochastic modeling, and empirical retail analytics.

• SSHRC Grant: Addressing societal challenges through operations research