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Biography
Zhuang Qian received his Ph.D. in Operations Management from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is Assistant Professor of Project and Supply Chain Management at Pennsylvania State University Scranton Campus. His research interests include inventory management, supply chain contracting, sustainability, and corporate diversification.
Research Interests
Inventory management; sustainability; supply chain coordination and contracting; corporate diversification
Publications
Qian, Z., Wang, C.X., and Yang, H. (2025). Association between Corporate Diversification Strategies and Inventory Performance: A Firm-Level Investigation. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 45 (1), 88-113.
Chiang, C., Qian, Z., Chuang, C., Tang, X., and Chou, C.C. (2023). Examining Demand and Supply-chain Antecedents of Inventory Dynamics: Evidence from Automotive. International Journal of Production Economics, 259, 108838.
Chou, C.C., Lin, W., Lee, C., Qian, Z., and Tao, X. (2022). Operational Values of Information Technology and Green Initiatives: The Stochastic Production Frontier Approach. International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences, 15 (3), 285-310.
Chou, C.C., Lee, C., Tao, X., Qian, Z., and Tacheva, J. (2022). The Effects of the Use of Multiple Social Media Platforms on Firm Performance: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 21(2), 129-143.
Chou, C.C., Lee, C., Qian, Z., Tao, X., and Lin, W. (2022). Business Value of Social Media Adoption: A Comparison Between the U.S. and Taiwan. International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 21 (1), 51-70.
Chou, C.C., Lin, W., Lee, C., Tao, X., Qian, Z. (2021). The Impacts of Information Technology and E-commerce on Operational Performances: A Two-stage Dynamic Partial Adjustment Approach. Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering, 38 (4), 291-322.
Wang, C.X., Qian, Z., and Zhao, Y. (2018). Impacts of Manufacturer and Retailer’s Price Leadership on Customer Satisfaction Incentives in Supply Chains. International Journal of Production Economics, 205, 98-112.
Education
Ph.D. Operations Management and Strategy, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 2018
MS, Supply Chain Management, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2012