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Professor Fang Liu is a Professor of Operations Management at Durham University Business School (DUBS). Her research focuses on supply chain resilience, inventory management, e-commerce logistics, and corporate sustainability. She holds a PhD from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Prior to joining Durham in 2023, she worked at The University of Chinese Academy and Nanyang Technological University. Her work involves collaborations with organizations like Cummins and Singapore IFRC to enhance operational efficiency. She has secured multiple research grants as Principal or co-Principal Investigator, emphasizing practical solutions for supply chain challenges. Her publications in top journals like Operations Research and Production and Operations Management reflect her expertise in optimizing inventory policies, sustainable supply chain design, and e-commerce logistics. She explores innovative strategies such as virtual stockpile pooling and demand-supply alignment in online retailing.
Research interests span sustainable supply chains, inventory optimization under uncertainty, and ethical business practices. Notable projects include carbon capture integration into chemical supply chains and promotional strategies for waste reduction during clearance sales. Her work on Buy-x-Get-y-Free policies highlights balancing profitability with environmental impact. She also investigates warehouse assortment selection for e-commerce companies to avoid overstocking less popular items, leveraging data-driven algorithms.
Prof. Liu’s articles address real-world challenges like emergency supply pre-positioning, multi-unit resource allocation, and long-term partnership models for efficient capacity use. She has contributed to fundamental frameworks in serial supply chain management and greedy algorithms for constrained logistics systems. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges theoretical models with industry applications, ensuring practical relevance in dynamic business environments.
