SHWU-MIN HORNG

Dr. Shwu-Min Horng is a Professor and current Chairman of the Department of Business Administration at National ChengChi University in Taipei, Taiwan. With a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management from Arizona State University, he has built an academic career spanning over two decades at NCCU, progressing from Assistant Professor (2004-2012) to Associate Professor (2012-2020) before attaining full professorship in 2020. His administrative leadership includes serving as Department Chairman since 2023.

Professor Horng's research specializes in operations management ecosystems, with core expertise in:

• Supply chain optimization and resilience
• Operations research applications in business contexts
• E-commerce consumer behavior and social commerce
• Systems simulation for decision-making
• Corporate governance and accounting quality

His recent work examines emerging areas including metaverse business models, semiconductor supply chains amid US-China trade tensions, and sustainable urban energy systems.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals strong interdisciplinary focus, with 47% addressing e-commerce/social media behavior, 33% examining corporate governance/accounting, and 20% focused on operations/supply chain optimization. Temporal trends show increasing attention to behavioral economics in digital environments and supply chain resilience strategies.

Professor Horng has received multiple research honors including:

• Makalot Industry-Academic Collaboration Award (2024)
• Best PhD Thesis Advisor Award from Taiwan Management Association (2016)
• 20-Year Senior Excellent Teacher Award from NCCU (2023)

He actively leads major research initiatives as Principal Investigator for National Science and Technology Council projects, including current longitudinal studies on US-China trade war impacts on semiconductor supply chains (2023-2026) and developing supply chain resilience frameworks (2021-2023). His research group focuses on operations analytics and digital business transformation.