Areas of Expertise
Operations management for sustainability: investment and operations management of energy resources, electricity market competition, supply and demand management for energy and water, sustainable business models. Operations management for social responsibility: humanitarian operations, social equity, anti-corruption, and cross-sector partnership.
Academic Degrees
- PhD in Management Science (with minor in Finance), University of British Columbia, 2006
- MEng in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 2001
Professional Experience
- Associate Professor, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2014-present
- Assistant Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, 2006-2014
- Lecturer, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, 2005
- Advisor for 30+ projects in manufacturing, service, and energy industries
- Vice President, Manufacturing & Service Operation Management Society, 2021-2022
- Vice President, POMS College of Sustainable Operations, 2018-2020
- Associate Editor for Manufacturing & Service Operation Management
- Senior Editor for Production & Operations Management
- Guest Associate Editor for Management Science
Awards, Honors & Certificates
- Honorable Mention, MSOM Society Award for Responsible Research in Operations Management, INFORMS, 2022.
- Grant Thornton Scholar Award, Kelley School of Business, 2019-2023.
- Excellence in Teaching Award, MBA Program, Kelley School of Business, 2020 and 2021.
- Distinguished Teaching Award, Doctoral Program, Kelley School of Business, 2019.
- Trustee Teaching Award, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2018.
- Paul Kleindorfer Award in Sustainability, Production and Operations Management Society, 2017.
- Finalist, Trustee Teaching Award, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 2017, 2016.
- Teaching Excellence Award, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, 2011, 2009.
- • Meritorious Service Award for Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, and for Operations Research, 2012.
Selected Publications
- Kotsi, T., Wu, O. Q., and Pedraza-Martinez, A.J. (2022). Donations for refugee crises: In-kind vs. cash assistance. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 24(6), 3001-3018.
- Wu, O. Q., Yücel, Ş., and Zhou, Y. H. (2022). Smart charging of electric vehicles: An innovative business model for utility firms. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 24(5), 2481–2499
- Ahn, H.-S., Wang, D. D., and Wu, O. Q. (2021). Asset selling under debt obligations. Operations Research, 69(4), 1305–1323.
- Al-Gwaiz, M., Chao, X., and Wu, O. Q. (2017). Understanding how generation flexibility and renewable energy affect power market competition. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 19(1), 114-131.
- Wu, O. Q., and Kapuscinski, R. (2013). Curtailing intermittent generation in electrical systems. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 15(4), 578–595.
- Wu, O. Q., Wang, D. D., and Qin, Z. (2012). Seasonal energy storage operations with limited flexibility: the price-adjusted rolling intrinsic policy. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 14(3), 455-471.
- Wu, O. Q., and Babich, V. (2012). Unit-contingent power purchase agreement and asymmetric information about plant outage. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 14(2), 245-261.
- Wu, O. Q., and Chen, H. (2010). Optimal control and equilibrium behavior of production-inventory systems. Management Science, 56(8), 1362-1379.
- Chen, H., Wu, O. Q., and Yao, D. (2010). On the Benefit of Inventory-Based Dynamic Pricing Strategies. Production and Operations Management, 19(3), 249-260.
- Chen, H., Frank, M. Z., and Wu, O. Q. (2007). U.S. retail and wholesale inventory performance from 1981 to 2004. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 9(4), 430-456.
- Chen, H., Frank, M. Z., and Wu, O. Q. (2005). What actually happened to the inventories of American companies between 1981 and 2000? Management Science, 51(7), 1015-1031.
Edited on April 21, 2023