I am open to all possible kinds of collaborations; please drop me an email if you want to discuss more.
Applications:
Operations Management: closed-loop supply chain management, production outsourcing, remanufacturing management (authorization and outsourcing), technology innovation, Nash bargaining, contract design.
Marketing-Operations Management Interface: trade-in, strategic consumers behaviour, fairness concerns, anticipated regret.
Marine Policy: clean technology innovation, abatement decision.
Methodologies: Game theory, optimization.
Zhou, Q.,* & Sheu, J. B. (2025). The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in operations research: review and future research agenda. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 1-21. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01605682.2025.2561762
Zhou, Q., Sheu, J.-B., Choi, T.M.* (2025). Optimal internal channel structure decision: The case of remanufacturing operations. IISE Transactions. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24725854.2025.2519788
Xiang, S., Shi, C.,* Zhou, Q.,* Geng, W. (2025). When should suppliers introduce a live-streaming channel: The role of limited supply capacity. Transportation Research Part E, 199, 104175. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554525002169
Yang, L., Liu, J., Liu, Z.,* Chen, Y., Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Zhou, Q., (2025). Ship global path planning using jump point search and maritime traffic route extraction. Expert Systems with Applications 284, 127885. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957417425015076
Yang, L., Liu, J., Zhou, Q.,* Liu, Z., Chen, Y., Wang, Y., & Liu, Y. (2025). Enabling autonomous navigation: adaptive multi-source risk quantification in maritime transportation. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 111118. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0951832025003199
Hu, S.,* Zhou, Q., Wu, T. (2025). Equilibrium analysis of unfair competition from shoddy goods. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10946142
Zhao, S., Han, Y., Zhou, Q.,* & Xia, X.* (2025). Collaborative management of battery manufacturer responsibility in electric vehicle production with ESG due diligence. Journal of Cleaner Production, 486, 144591. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965262404040X
Zhao, S., Wang, M., Zhou, Q.,* & Xia, X. (2024). Managing Manufacturer Encroachment and Product Conflicts in a Closed-Loop Supply Chain: The Case of Information Asymmetry. Omega, 103236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2024.103236
Zhao, S., Wang, M., Zhu, Q., Zhou, Q., & Mao, R. (2024). Effects of information asymmetry on green advertising for remanufacturing within a closed-loop supply chain. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 188, 103618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2024.103618
Zhao, S., Liu, H., Zhou, Q., & Xia, X. (2024). How the external environment affects the equilibrium decisions and profits of battery and EV manufacturers? Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139838
Zhou, Q., Meng, C., Yuen, K.F., (2023). Optimal Remanufacturing Strategies for Original Equipment Manufacturers: Partner and Mode Selection. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2023.2219608
Zhou, Q., Meng, C., Sheu, J.-B., Yuen, K.F., (2023). Remanufacturing Mode and Strategic Decision: A Game-Theoretic Approach. International Journal of Production Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108841
Zhou, Q., Meng, C., Sheu, J.-B., Yuen, K.F., (2023). The impact of market competition on remanufacturing investment. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 10.1109/TEM.2023.3250083
Zhou, Q., Gao, R., Yuen, K.F., 2022. Green technology upgrading choice in a competitive setting: the effect of environmental tax. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2022.2154752
Gao, R., Du, L., Suganthan, P. N., Zhou, Q., & Yuen, K. F. (2022). Random vector functional link neural network based ensemble deep learning for short-term load forecasting. Expert Systems with Applications, 117784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117784
Zhou, Q., Yuen, K.F., Meng, C., Sheu, J.-B., (2022). Impact of Intercompetitor Licensing on Remanufacturing Market Competition and Cooperation. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. doi: 10.1109/tem.2022.3158398.
Gao, R., Liu, J., Zhou, Q., Duru, O., & Yuen, K. F. (2022). Newbuilding ship price forecasting by parsimonious intelligent model search engine. Expert Systems with Applications, 117119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117119
Zhou, Q., Yuen, K., Ye, Y., (2022). The effect of brand loyalty and loss aversion on competitive trade-in strategies. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 33:9-10, 1084-1112, https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2021.1933423
Zhou, Q., Meng, C., Yuen, K.F., (2021). Remanufacturing Authorization Strategy for Competition among OEM, Authorized Remanufacturer, and Unauthorized Remanufacturer. International Journal of Production Economics, 108295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108295.
Zhou, Q., Meng, C., Yuen, K.F., Sheu, J.-B., (2021). Remanufacturing Authorization Strategy for an Original Equipment Manufacturer-Contract Manufacturer Supply Chain: Cooperation or Competition? International Journal of Production Economics, 108238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108238.
Zhou, Q., Gao, R., & Yuen, K. F. (2021). Marine fuel refining technology improvement trade-offs: A game theoretic approach. Marine Policy, 132, 104677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104677.
Zhou, Q., Yuen, K.F., (2021) Behavior-Based Pricing: An Analysis of the Impact of Anticipated Regret. INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/03155986.2021.1939841.
Zhou, Q., & Yuen, K. F., (2021). An investigation of original equipment manufacturer's optimal remanufacturing mode and engagement strategy. International Transactions in Operational Research, 28(4), 1890-1916. https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.12915.
Zhou, Q., & Yuen, K. F., (2021). Low-sulfur fuel consumption: Marine policy implications based on game theory. Marine Policy, 104304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104304.
Zhou, Q., & Yuen, K. F., (2020). Analyzing the Effect of Government Subsidy on the Development of the Remanufacturing Industry. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(10), 3550. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103550
Zhou, Q., Meng, C., & Yuen, K. F. (2020). The impact of secondary market competition on refurbishing authorization strategies. International Journal of Production Economics, 107728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107728.
Ma, Z. J., Zhou, Q., Dai, Y., & Guan, G. F. (2018). To License or Not to License Remanufacturing Business? Sustainability, 10(2), 347. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020347
Ma, Z. J., Zhou, Q., Dai, Y., & Sheu, J. B. (2017). Optimal pricing decisions under the coexistence of “trade old for new” and “trade old for remanufactured” programs. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 106, 337-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2017.08.012.
R. Gao*, P. N. Suganthan, Q. Zhou, K. F. Yuen, and M. Tanveer, Echo state neural network-based ensemble deep learning for short-term load forecasting. 2022 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), Singapore, Singapore, 2022, pp. 277-284, doi: 10.1109/SSCI51031.2022.10022067.
Zhou, Q., 2023. Remanufacturing Authorization Strategies in Closed‑Loop Supply Chains, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Nanyang Technological University. https://doi.org/10.32657/10356/165825