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Yun Fong LIM (林云峰) Professor of Operations Management Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University Email: myName@smu.edu.sg (replace myName with yflim) Visit my Official Website, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, LinkedIn.
Last updated: Nov 27, 2024 |
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Research Interests:
e-Commerce and Marketplace Analytics · Online Retailing (Supply Chains and Fulfillment) · Online Platforms (Business Model Innovations)
Sustainable Urban Systems
Flexible Workforce and Resource Management
Book:
Lim YF, Hu K (2022) Online Business and Marketplaces. (PDF)
Research Papers:
Online Retailing (Supply Chains and Fulfillment):
Deng Q, Li X, Lim YF, Liu F (2024) Optimal policies and heuristics to match supply with demand for online retailing. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 26(5): 1925-1944. (PDF)
Chen S, Yan Z, Lim YF (2024) Managing the personalized order-holding problem in online retailing. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 26(1): 47-65. (PDF)
Lim YF, Jiu S, Ang M (2021) Integrating anticipative replenishment allocation with reactive fulfillment for online retailing using robust optimization. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 23(6): 1616-1633. (PDF)
Lim YF, Wang C (2017) Inventory management based on target-oriented robust optimization. Management Science 63(12): 4409-4427. (PDF)
Ang M, Lim YF, Sim M (2012) Robust storage assignment in unit-load warehouses. Management Science 58(11): 2114-2130. (PDF) (See supplemental materials.)
Ang M, Lim YF (2019) How to optimize storage classes in a unit-load warehouse. European Journal of Operational Research 278(1): 186-201. (PDF)
Qiu R, Sun M, Lim YF (2017) Optimizing (s, S) policies for multi-period inventory models with demand distribution uncertainty: Robust dynamic programming approaches. European Journal of Operational Research 261(3): 880-892. (PDF) (See supplemental materials.)
Ramakrishna KS, Sharafali M, Lim YF (2015) A two-item two-warehouse periodic review inventory model with transshipment. Annals of Operations Research 233(1): 365-381. (PDF)
Online Platforms (Business Model Innovations):
Li L, Fang X, Lim YF (2023) Asymmetric information of product authenticity on C2C e-commerce platforms: How can inspection services help? Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 25(2): 631-647. (PDF) - Finalist, The Best Student Paper Competition of The POMS-HK International Conference 2022
Lim YF, Wang Y, Wu Y (2015) Consignment contracts with revenue sharing for a capacitated retailer and multiple manufacturers. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 17(4): 527-537. (PDF) - CSAMSE Annual Conference Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention) 2015
Gao G-X, Fan Z-P, Fang X, Lim YF (2018) Optimal Stackelberg strategies for financing a supply chain through online peer-to-peer lending. European Journal of Operational Research 267(2): 585-597. (PDF)
Sustainable Urban Systems:
Jin Z, Wang Y, Lim YF, Pan K, Shen Z-JM (2023) Vehicle rebalancing in a shared micromobility system with rider crowdsourcing. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 25(4): 1394-1415. (PDF)
Deng Q, Fang X, Lim YF (2021) Urban consolidation center or peer-to-peer platform? The solution to urban last-mile delivery. Production and Operations Management 30(4): 997-1013. (PDF) - Featured by Financial Times as a top patent article showing positive impact of business school insights on innovation 2024
Wang C, Lau HC, Lim YF (2015) A rolling horizon auction mechanism and virtual pricing of shipping capacity for urban consolidation centers. Corman F et al. eds. Computational Logistics. ICCL 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 9335, 422-436, Springer, Cham. (PDF)
Flexible Workforce and Resource Management:
Wang P, Pan K, Yan Z, Lim YF (2022) Managing stochastic bucket brigades on discrete work stations. Production and Operations Management 31(1): 358-373. (PDF)
Lim YF, Lu B, Wang R, Zhang W (2020) Flexibly serving a finite number of heterogeneous jobs in a tandem system. Production and Operations Management 29(6): 1431-1447. (PDF)
Lim YF (2017) Performance of cellular bucket brigades with hand-off times. Production and Operations Management 26(10): 1915-1923. (PDF)
Lim YF, Wu Y (2014) Cellular bucket brigades on U-lines with discrete work stations. Production and Operations Management 23(7): 1113-1128. (PDF)
Lim YF (2011) Cellular bucket brigades. Operations Research 59(6): 1539-1545. (PDF)
Lim YF, Yang KK (2009) Maximizing throughput of bucket brigades on discrete work stations. Production and Operations Management 18(1): 48-59. (PDF)
Lim YF, Zhang Y, Wang C (2015) A quay crane system that self-recovers from random shocks. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal 27(4): 561-584. (PDF)
Lim YF (2012) Order-picking by cellular bucket brigades: A case study. Manzini R ed. Warehousing in The Global Supply Chain (Springer-Verlag, London), 71-85. (PDF)
Bartholdi JJ III, Eisenstein DD, Lim YF (2010) Self-organizing logistics systems. Annual Reviews in Control 34: 111-117. (PDF) - A keynote paper in INCOM 2009, Moscow, Russia
Bartholdi JJ III, Eisenstein DD, Lim YF (2009) Deterministic chaos in a model of discrete manufacturing. Naval Research Logistics 56(4): 293-299. (PDF)
Bartholdi JJ III, Eisenstein DD, Lim YF (2006) Bucket brigades on in-tree assembly network. European Journal of Operational Research 168(3): 870-879. (PDF)
Miscellaneous:
Henz M, Yap RHC, Lim YF, Lua SC, Walser JP, Shi XP (2004) Solving hierarchical constraints over finite domains with local search. Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence 40: 283-301. (PDF)
Lim YF, Chen K, Jayaprakash C (2002) Scale-invariant behavior in a spatial game of prisoners dilemma. Physical Review E 65: 026134. (PDF)
Lim YF, Chen K (1998) Dynamics of dry friction: A numerical investigation. Physical Review E 58(5): 5637-5642. (PDF)
Research Grants:
Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation, Project Title: Theories and Methods of New Retail Operations Management, Award Amount: S$465,334, 2020-2024.
MOE Tier 1 Academic Research Fund, Project Title: Integrating Inventory Management and Order Fulfillment for Online Retailing, Award Amount: S$135,840, 2017-2019.
A*STAR - SERC Grant, Project Title: Market Mechanisms for Multi-Party Coordination of Urban Logistics Operations, Award Amount: S$578,400, 2013-2015.
Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) Fellowship, Project Title: Robust Warehouse Management, Award Amount: S$140,000, 2012-2014.
Honors/Awards:
Featured by Financial Times for a top patent article showing positive impact of business school insights on innovation 2024 (see here, here, and here)
ISCOM Conference Best Paper Award (2nd Prize) 2022
Supervised Finalist, The Best Student Paper Competition of POMS-HK International Conference 2020
CSAMSE Annual Conference Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention) 2015
MPA Research Fellow 20202021, 20222023
Chang Jiang Chair Professor (长江学者讲座教授) 20162019
Lee Kong Chian Fellow 20172018
Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) Fellow 20122014
SMU Teaching Excellence Innovative Teacher Award 2010
Deans Teaching Honor List Top Faculty Members 20062024
Editorial Positions:
Senior Editor, Production and Operations Management, 2021-present.
Associate Editor, Naval Research Logistics, 2020-present.
Guest Editor, Production and Operations Management, 2020. · Special Issue on Managing Autonomous and IoT-driven Intralogistics Operations
Guest Editor, Naval Research Logistics, 2019. · Special Issue on Analytics and Operations of Online Retailing (Link)
Graduate Students/Postdocs:
Ruijie ZHANG (PhD, 2018-2023) Assistant Professor, School of Entrepreneurship and Management, ShanghaiTech University First Prize, The Best Student Paper Competition of The POMS-HK International Conference 2022 Winner, Presidential Fellowship 2021 and PhD Student Life Award 2021
Linqiu LI (Postdoc, 2021-2022) Associate Professor, School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China Joint work: MSOM 2023 Finalist, The Best Student Paper Competition of The POMS-HK International Conference 2022
Peng WANG (PhD, 2016-2021) Assistant Professor, School of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences Joint work: POM 2022 Winner, Presidential Fellowship 2020 and PhD Student Life Award 2019
Qiyuan DENG (PhD, 2015-2020) Assistant Professor, School of Management and Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) Joint work: MSOM 2024, POM 2021 Finalist, The Best Student Paper Competition of The POMS-HK International Conference 2020
Song JIU (Postdoc, 2016-2019) Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University Joint work: MSOM 2021
Chen WANG (Postdoc, 2012-2015) Data Science Manager, Meta Joint work: MS 2017
Yue WU (MSc, 2009-2011) Associate Professor, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh Joint work: MSOM 2015, POM 2014 2nd Prize, The MIT Sloans 7th Annual Operations Simulation Competition 2011
Yanhong ZHANG (CKGSB-SMU DBA, graduated 2024) Executive Director and Deputy General Manager 执行董事与副总经理 Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group 山东魏桥创业集团
Feng WANG (CKGSB-SMU DBA, graduated 2024) Chairman 董事长 Linglong Group 玲珑集团
Nanjing LI (SJTU-SMU, graduated 2022) Managing Director 董事总经理 Kingfa Sci. & Tech. Co. Ltd 金发科技股份有限公司
Dong YU (CKGSB-SMU DBA, graduated 2021) Chairman 董事长 Bona Film Group 博纳影业集团
Industrial Projects:
Alibaba, Zalora, Resorts World Sentosa, KTP Hospital, YCH Group, McMaster-Carr Company
Bio:
Yun Fong LIM is Professor of Operations Management at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). He has been a Chang Jiang Chair Professor, Lee Kong Chian Fellow, MPA Research Fellow, and NOL Fellow. Yun Fongs research has appeared in Operations Research, Management Science, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and Production and Operations Management. He has delivered keynote and plenary speeches in several international conferences. In addition, his work has received funding by MOE, A*STAR, RGC-HK, and NNSF, and media coverage by Financial Times, The Business Times, CNA938, and Channel 8. His current research interests include online retailing (supply chains and fulfillment), online platforms (business model innovations), sustainable urban systems, and flexible workforce and resource management. Yun Fong serves as Senior Editor for Production and Operations Management and Associate Editor for Naval Research Logistics. He has placed his PhD students and postdoc to CUHK (Shenzhen), USTC, SUSS, and ShanghaiTech. At SMU, Yun Fong founded the OM PhD Program. He also served as Academic Director of the Master of Science in Management (MiM) Program in 2020-2023 and played an instrumental role in elevating the program from 83rd to 41st worldwide in the Financial Times Rankings. Yun Fong is a recipient of the SMU Teaching Excellence Innovative Teacher Award. He teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Operations Management. He has provided consulting service and executive development to corporations such as Alibaba, Maersk, McMaster-Carr Company, Resorts World Sentosa, Schneider Electrics, Temasek Holdings, and Zalora. Yun Fong obtained both his PhD and MSc degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. |