Xin Chen is the James C. Edenfield Chair and Professor in ISyE. He obtained his PhD in Operations Research from MIT (2003), MS in Computational Mathematics from Chinese Academy of Sciences (1998) and BS in Computational Mathematics from Xiangtan University (1995). He received the Informs revenue management and pricing section prize in 2009. He is the coauthor of the book “The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Second Edition 2005 & Third Edition 2014)”. His research interests are in data analytics; revenue management and dynamic pricing; operations research; operations management; optimization; optimal stochastic control; computational mathematics; and production, inventory and supply chain management.
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The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics Management (Springer Series in Operations Research and Financial Engineering)
Overview
Fierce competition in today’s global market provides a powerful motivation for developing ever more sophisticated logistics systems. This book, written for the logistics manager and researcher, presents a survey of the modern theory and application of logistics. The goal of the book is to present the state-of-the-art in the science of logistics management. As a result, the authors have written a timely and authoritative survey of this field that many practitioners and researchers will find makes an invaluable companion to their work.
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